A follow-up to that IRS scam — here’s a sample message

Publisher’s note:  My Edmonds News writer/photographer Larry Vogel received the following IRS scam voice mail, also converted to text and sent to his email, on Feb. 3. We are providing it to our readers as an example of the type of scam message you may receive. Vogel also forwarded this message to Edmonds police. If you receive any message similar to this one, call 9-1-1.

Vogel voice message

  1. Also be aware that they are spoofing law enforcement numbers, an example is Seattle PD’s non-emergency number showing on your caller id. The IRS will not call you, and the police will not call you telling you that there is a warrant out for your arrest and they will be coming to your home.

  2. He must have called every # in Edmonds yesterday. Several of my clients had this message yesterday as did I.

    As a tax professional, I would like to reiterate that the IRS NEVER initiates contact through the phone. If you have tax problems, you would have several letters sent to you before they try calling. And, they NEVER ask for payment in the form of prepaid credit cards.

  3. Steve Martin was everywhere! I wonder if June Smith was just as prolific – we heard from her last month, another IRS “representative”.

  4. Go to Nomorobo.com and check it out. It’s a free anti-robo calling service. I’ve asked Frontier (our phone service) to make it available, or something like it. Thank you to Judithworks for her earlier post about Nomorobo.com.

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