Federal Communications Commission (FCC) by visiting the Consumer Complaint Center.Federal Trade Commission (FTC) via their online complaint form.In addition, please consider filing a complaint with the: The geographic location and time zone where you received the call if possible.
The exact date and time that you received the call(s).A brief description of the communication.The telephone number you were instructed to call back.The telephone number of the caller (e.g., Caller ID).When you report the fraudulent call, please include: If Treasury-related, please report to the Office of the Treasury Inspector General (TIG) via report IRS or Treasury-related fraudulent calls to (Subject: IRS Phone Scam).įor any fraudulent call, after listening to the message, do not provide any information and hang up.If IRS-related, please report to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) via their online complaint form.If the individual is not an IRS employee and does not have a legitimate need to contact you and regardless of whether you were a victim of the scam or not, report the incident to the appropriate law enforcement agencies: If the caller is an IRS employee with a legitimate need to contact you, please call them back using the appropriate online resources.View your tax account information online or review their payment options at IRS.gov to see the actual amount owed.If you receive a phone call from someone claiming to be from the IRS but you suspect they are not an IRS employee: While the IRS does not endorse any solution or brand, a limited sample of the available options are:
Easy to install call blocking software for smartphones is available. Blocking these types of calls is one strategy taxpayers should consider. IRS impersonation telephone calls – as well as other types of unwanted calls (e.g., telemarketing robocalls, fake grants, tech support, sweepstakes winnings, etc.) remain popular scams.
0 kommentar(er)
