IRS Scammer Calls Tax Professional: Hear The Call

We’ve warned you about the IRS scam call. This month several of you have told us, bogus agents are still calling trying to trick people into thinking they owe taxes. One of them even reached a tax professional.

[@dsbiddle]

I settled my IRS bill last week. All I had to do was send my wife's jewelry to Mumbashai, India.

[@dsbiddle]

Mason salinas LOL!

[@Jenkins1155]

The originally wanted me to send them 5 grand to avoid going to court but I was able to talk them down to 3 grand, I got a good deal.

[@dsbiddle]

Jenkins1155 Dear Mr. Jenkins, This is Agent David S. Biddle from the United States Internal Revenues Service. My badge number is NY48221. I am contacting you regarding your outstanding tax bill of $5,000 (c.f. Docket # 12B-178339284). We have no record of your lowered tax bill. You actually do owe us five grand. That's FIVE BIG ONES. Maybe you heard Agent Deepak Chopra's accent and assumed that a man from India couldn't work for the actual IRS. As of October 25th, we still have not received your payment. So you mess with us? Now we mess with YOU!!! I'm gonna drop the OBAMA on you! Dog the BOUNTY HUNTER is coming for you! But hey, between us, I like you. So I'll tell you what. You send me a Playstation 4 and I'll consider your back taxes paid. Deal? Let me know - thanks, brah! Dave Biddle Head President Internal Revenues Service

[@Jenkins1155]

Dave Biddle I am sorry sir. I just purchased a brand new PS4 and will send it to you immediately. Thanks for letting me off so easy!

[@dsbiddle]

Jenkins1155 Your country thanks you.

[@jsal999999]

Not only will the IRS not call you on the phone, they will probably take at least 6 to 9 months to get back to you by mail.

[@prashesb2002]

James Harris damn, they are lazy

[@jollygoodfellow3957]

69 MONTHS??!

[@TheIkaika777]

James Harris, unless you're white and owe them money.

[@bpotp]

not if you owe them money. then they send you five threatening letters a day.

[@StrawberryCopper]

I've tried to cheat the IRS twice. Both times, IRS waited 3 years to say I was 'caught'. Then I had to pay the tax I owed plus 3 years of interest and penalties. (I don't know what I was thinking) DUH!!!

[@robertdozier9481]

I : India R: Revenue S: Service

[@montejohn822]

hahaha

[@amiraaxel2935]

More like India Revenue Scam

[@arielsuarez5471]

Or perhaps, India Robbery Syndicate

[@ourworld6848]

Its bangladesh u dumbass

[@smcdonald9991]

I: India R: Ridiculous S: Scam

[@garyr898]

Told em i was with CIA monitored their location and they had 20 minutes to clear their building for their own safety before the cruise missile we launched strikes them. He hung up.

[@jennarmstrong3685]

Too funny. Must have been the most interesting conversation ever.

[@sailormars20]

😂😂😂

[@mikepeterson4746]

Love it. He probably shit his pants

[@usnva5638]

Why not this? CIA will send a cruise missile to your location unless you send us $10,000

[@christopherbozinovich6712]

@@usnva5638 that's even better

[@kevinwallis2194]

i knew my call was a scam when i called them back and they answered on the first ring. we know it takes hours or days to get through to the government.

[@weco9808]

I recognize that voice, that was George from Bangladesh. He called me about my Windows having a virus.

[@raymonko]

He must be multitasking

[@richardlandis793]

weco Maybe you just needed to clean them?

[@suzycreamcheesez4371]

don't you mean wirus?

[@ffggddss]

Yeah, he called me about my Windows license expiring. He didn't seem to realize I had a Mac. I told him I'd be fine with my Windows license expiring. Fred

[@sain3343]

As soon as you said you recognized that voice I started to die of laughter

[@roycemachado9770]

I'm happy for the scammers to call ME as I just talk to them for 60 mins ...about JESUS

[@AStri-zg5xc]

😆

[@darrellcook8253]

Have you found Jesus? WHAT DID YOU LOSE HIM AGAIN? Damnit get a grip!

[@eliascastillo1641]

I love when she said" they have their own collection methods" they don't need to take you to court, they will just seize assets, and garnish wages without court.

[@donnahilton471]

And they AUDIT you FIRST!

[@allenwatkins4972]

No.

[@cynthiahawkins2389]

Unfortunate you had that experience. We owed the US Treasury Dept. a modest amount. We worked out a payment plan, paid them monthly and that was, pretty much that. The Department of the Treasury (the way the genuine article identify themselves, BTW), must notify you by mail. They cannot just up and seize your property and assets.

[@travishamrick]

Yes, which is a crime.

[@JJ-ju6ky]

They call with a thick Indian accent and use names like "Ken Smith", or "Jason Adams"🤣🤣

[@williamc.1198]

Yup. "Hello my name is Bob how may I help you with your tax problem?" Yeah, riiiiight!

[@jdstep97]

It's A one party system - Darn. I can't do a good Indian accent. I can do Queens or a Valley Girl from California, Jamaican, maybe British. Maybe I'll try Queens and act like their English is not American, so I can't understand.

[@allankeane354]

So basically an Indian accent then. Like saying a thick English accent. wtf

[@JJ-ju6ky]

@@allankeane354 If you want to get caught up in semantics, then yes. Talk about missing the point, jeez

[@allankeane354]

@@JJ-ju6kyCurry in a hurry

[@calamite0]

I got a call like that and I started the laugh at the guy because I'm a Canadian. I don't deal with the IRS.

[@artsyscrub3226]

calamite0 This is how i imagine it went "You have 10 billion dollars owed to the irs!!!! Pay now or go to jail! "Dude im canadian..." "So?" "We dont have an irs..." "...." *hangs up*

[@my3dviews]

calamite0 They must have figured that out now. I'm Canadian too, and I got a call the other day claiming that it was from the CRA, and that I would be arrested if I didn't call the number back. Still waiting for the cops to show up at my door. LOL

[@sixstanger00]

I had a similar experience except with email. Got one of those fake emails claiming to be Amazon and said there was suspicious activity on my account, so I should click the link and sign in. Looked pretty legit............except I don't have an Amazon account.

[@ronaldsilverblatt6207]

Mob.com Mvl

[@rahullahiri25]

calamite0 🤣 hysterical

[@donnamason9403]

The Indian dude called us like 18 times. We went to Walmart and bought a $12 air horn. The next time he called I answered the phone he asked for my husband, and I said give me a second he is in the other room, and I blasted the airhorn in the phone. He never called me back after that.

[@johngta7172]

I NEED an air horn too

[@sagatuppercut2960]

Ha ha ha!

[@dominicpadernal763]

wtf hahahaha I need to get one too!!!

[@cassierichter7793]

👏👏👏👏😂

[@michelewalburn4376]

I need one too

[@mojogrl96]

This happened to my dad (who is an accountant) once. He asked for the guy's ID number and the guy said he didn't have to disclose that information. My dad replied "really? Because I talk to an IRS agent at least once a month and they never call me, I call them, and any time I do the person answers with their ID number." and continues going off on the guy. It was glorious.

[@kevink3487]

Thanks for posting this !! I had an "IRS Agent" tell me to to go Walmart and send the money. So, I told him there was an IRS office on the way to the Walmart..... and asked if it would be ok for me drop off a check there. He flipped out !!! Priceless.

[@tiffanykahn2535]

Hehe...you should have played along with them...saying, "I think I should go to McDonald's for lunch and call you back later".

[@karlblume9419]

When the scammer threatened me with immediate arrest, I said 'thank God! Now it won't matter that the bank is repossessing the house. How soon can I expect them?'......several seconds of silence, a half-hearted attempt to make me care, then she hung up. No repeat yet.

[@coconutsciencegirl9232]

I did this once. Called them back and I was like my credit card number is "5875.." and she was like "ma'am that's not a real card number" and I said "and you aren't a real debt collector" lol

[@AStri-zg5xc]

😆🤣 omg i love that lol

[@DarkHorseRyzing]

Oh yeah! Thanks for that one. I'll use it for the next time "Canada Border Service" calls me to inform me of an arrest warrant by the FBI for a detained package with illegal contraband inside. News flash, the RCMP should be involved too if this issue is in Canada.

[@donacooper4340]

I was told I owe $2675.00, I told the guy that's great, I just received a letter from the IRS that I owed $5950.00 can you please give me your IRS ID# so I can include it in my letter back to them that they are wrong. CLICK!!

[@maryannanderson7517]

The accent and the evidence that English is not this guy's first language is a sure tip-off that this is NOT a legitimate call. My husband used to LOVE getting these calls. He would string them along by asking stupid question after stupid question and act like he was buying the whole scam. Then he would ask them to hold on a moment and put the phone down and go mow the lawn! I loved it when the moron told this guy to go withdraw the money and then he would tell him what to do with it. I'm afraid at that point I might have told him what he could do with his phone.

[@FIVEOFEVER]

Notice their name is always John Smith or Mark Jones with that accent?

[@steelersrock1011]

I got this call yesterday he said his name was Sean Parker ..and he sounded like this scammer on the phone

[@InvincibleMegaBeast]

I once received a call from these f***face...i told them ill send them $1,000,000 right then but they must wait I'll have to go to my bank...so while they were waiting I put on some porns for them to hear, lol

[@ekoblalu2515]

Zarkon ta

[@wenaldy]

The real IRS will blast through the door and arrest you 😂

[@woodenspoonking245]

Frank Winkhorst if u ignore that letter they will blast through your door

[@libertytaxburien1492]

@@woodenspoonking245 No, they will levy your wages and bank account if you ignore the letter. Or, they will audit your books and your past 3 tax years (usually, unless they find something else of concern or you did not file). If you owe them enough, they will file a tax lien. If that still doesn't get your attention, an IRS revenue agent will knock on your door. Then they will come back with a warrant and local enforcement and bust down your door. Unless it is an outdoor illegal alcohol still, then they will simply destroy it.

[@libertytaxburien1492]

This is also why I laugh in their face if they say the IRS is suing...the IRS doesn't sue, it just files the paperwork and takes the money. Also, they never take you to jail unless a full criminal investigation is completed and not in your favor. (Which includes things like tax evasion, which is at least as old hat as Al Capone. ) If CI is going on, get a tax attorney and go to tax court.

[@QueenTJ1991]

I actually got a call like that last week. I was talking to a police officer who knows me, my brothers, my son and my parents personally on my porch because he was checking on me to make sure I was ok after I almost fainted at work due to exhaustion and being overheated because I work in the kitchen at a nursing home. I put the caller on speaker to make sure the officer heard everything. He told the guy on the phone that he was speaking to a police officer. The guy hung up immediately. The officer wrote down the number and reported him to the federal government within seconds.

[@CopperHueCollectionsChippewa]

I still do not understand how people get scammed in these people, especially people who know that they don’t owe because they received a tax refund

[@ericdodson2644]

They prey upon people who are gullible and easily disoriented -- mostly the elderly.

[@lovinlife9648]

It's mostly senior and the uneducated.

[@zmpwins]

Add to that: it’s not illegal to owe to the IRS.

[@paulatiredofthisshit]

sometimes mistakes are made. If the IRS doesn't have all your income, and you made a mistake, it takes time to find it. That happened once and I owed more than I thought. It's plausible and people get scared so they fall for it.

[@mcapril291]

They also talk very fast and get a take on an authoritative and threatening tone. I could see how someone who is not as legally savvy or otherwise vulnerable could be taken.

[@starwish2463]

WHY can't more people GET it when they hear the accent?

[@Karyabs]

Problem is, a lot of companies are using call centres based in Asia. So the Indian accent is not that strange anymore.

[@38ddkelly]

(Thick Indian Accent) My name is Eric. I am calling from Internal Rebenoo Service. ERIC?

[@shebagemini]

SOME dude with heavy Indian accent, calling "Hi I'm Mike Miller...calling from the Indian Rice Sellvisas"

[@1001011011010]

StarWish246 What's ridiculous is not only that they have a heavy Indian accent but use ridiculously white names while at the same time saying they are in some American state.

[@malindemunich2883]

People with accents do work for the IRS, though. I'm an accountant who has made probably hundreds of calls over the years. It's not like they qualify who works for them based on accent. lol

[@KissMyAftt]

Plenty of gullible people out there. If it didn't work, they wouldn't be doing it.

[@SlayerRunefrost]

Which is the reason for videos like this. To raise awareness😉

[@mikepeterson4746]

senile old people can not help being gullible

[@daphne201239]

So sad. Do these scammers ever get caught and prosecuted?

[@XanaxDust214]

@@daphne201239 Very rarely. They are often outside the U.S.

[@richardmann5049]

"They have their own collection methods". Love it.

[@WilfBond55]

"Are your collection methods named Vito and Guido? That's how I collect money from people who owe ME."

[@galeaiken3841]

Lol all I can think of is Good Fellows collection methods "F-U pay me"

[@Cassxowary]

And "go to withdraw the money and wait for further instructions"

[@frugalmum7943]

Step one: Panic..loudly, cry, make a real drama of it. Step two: Claim someone is at the door and you will be right back. Step three: put them on hold. Step four: repeat. Keep track of how long you can keep them on the line. Try to break that record. If we all do this the scammers will learn crime is a waste of their time. :)

[@snowytiger957]

Or use the language of your creations that doesn't make any sense. Act and sound stupid. Keep going until the scammers hang up. Maybe that might work?

[@leokashung3743]

No actually the one who is calling you the scammer want to waste their time but their manager keep a track of all the call they make so the team manager wont let them go for long calls if its non responsive how i know because i am familiar with this but I don't scam i earn money through hardwork labour 😁

[@heatherdolan8424]

If it's an Idian accent. 100% Scammer.

[@IHXnumber1]

You’re fucking stupid not everyone that sounds or looks Indian is a scammer. Maybe in this case but not overall.

[@IHXnumber1]

@MonolithEnforcer You're fucking ignorant and paranoid. You're a poor FOOL.

[@rubyy.7374]

BM31 HB YOU UTTER FOOL! GERMAN SCIENCE IS THE BEST IN THE WORLD!!!

[@IHXnumber1]

@@rubyy.7374 You're nothing BUT A POOR DEPRESSED DEVIL WHO THINKS WHO ACCOMPLISHED SOMETHING I KNOW THAT BECAUSE I'VE BEEN THERE DONE THAT KID. BUT YOU JUST GOT SCHOOLED. YOU'RE GARBAGE. KEEP YOUR LEGS BETWEEN YOUR LEGS AND STAY NERVOUS AND ASHAMED. DELUSIONAL SAD FUCK.

[@purgeous7012]

@MonolithEnforcer He thinks youre saying all indians are scammers, so hes defending them because well obv not all are... just some miscommunication here.

[@ELTRENTOisbak]

About 4 years ago, I kept getting voicemails from the 'IRS' that I was being audited. Never called back, never got audited lol.

[@p8ryot]

I know that voice, he's been trying to reach me about my car's extended warranty

[@touxiong519]

I had a similar situation. I was searching the net back when I was 16 or so and clicked on a site that froze my laptop and told me that I had to pay 5 grand to the fbi or within 12 hours I will be arrested. It almost gave me a heart attack and I was so scared. Especially when they come for me at the house what would I tell my parents. Lol anyway I went to the sheriff department with my laptop and turned myself in. After a while of waiting the deputy came out and assured me it was a scam and I was not in trouble. He even showed me how to fix my laptop.

[@rikib1171]

I loved it that they helped to fix your laptop

[@NgJackal1990]

IRS won't call you, well the more you've learned!

[@lilmanjeeps]

How do people still not know this?

[@coolcat6303]

Yep. I just saw an IRS fraud investigator on NBC & he verified that the IRS never calls ppl at home. They only send letters.

[@whobutwbmarci5200]

yup, I have family members who work for the IRS, they only send mail, they will never call, plus they don't have the time to call since the call system is already screwed up.

[@porflepopnecker4376]

Whenever I get a phone call like this I just go immediately into my "senile old man" character. I've gotten pretty good at wasting their time and frustrating the hell out of them. Trouble is, as I get older the character gets easier to do.

[@joeblogs5163]

I'm in the UK, even I have these email scams, if I get a call, I'll give him my Indian takeaway order.

[@unitedauzzie3207]

ive had one from the supposed IRS.. funny we dont call out tax department that in Australia.

[@TheZodiacz]

we call them c*nts usually!

[@mrtlbush]

Huh...you'd think they would know that just to make their scam legit

[@ricecakesontren8204]

If you get a "phony" CALL. oh boi these puns

[@ivorystroker]

I call the scammers repeatedly throughout the day for days on end and play dumb , giving them fake info ...doing different voices, crazy old lady, crazy old man, dumb teenager, scared business man..sometimes I just order "curried rice" ..they hate that one !!!

[@Religious_man]

"Do not give in to fear tactics." Absolutely not. Thanks for the advice, "media."

[@barbaraandrews7045]

That’s a good one! Lol

[@Religious_man]

@Always Watching In the same manner that Trump triggers _you?_

[@peacefulinvasion]

I remembered they called me once. Spent an hour "falling" for it, I even tried my hardest to get their routing and banking information so I can "pay" them. After about an hour of this I was like "YO! WHY HAVEN'T THE POLICE COME YET!?" The second time I faked a murder then responded with "Hey do you think I have enough time to hide a body before the police come?"

[@DEdPoolio]

Dayum that's hilarious, I wish that call was recorded cuz that shit was probably really funny

[@kingmike40]

The IRS does not have to go through the court system to get money from you. They will take it out of your bank account, or paycheck. They don't mess around with a slower than a snail court system.

[@roadmaster720]

that will happen after repeated attempts from irs mostly by computer generated mail to get you to pay up or call the irs to work out a solution to your tax problem. seizing a taxpayer's property, bank accounts, etc is a last resort method when all else fails for the irs collections. you gotta call the irs, see them in person, communicate with the irs with tax problems or owing a large sum of money. the only way they work.even if they did sue, it would be a hearing in the local federal courthouse not the county courthouse.regardless of the "settling method", the irs will send out only letters with the proper irs letterhead. serious irs mail would be certified or local county law enforcement would serve irs legal papers. it does buy you time to #1-raise the money,#2-win the lottery, #3- win big at the indian casino where they screw the white man good for screwing their ancestors 300-400 yrs ago. the house usually wins. if you win, the irs rep and state income tax reps get a portion of the withheld amt for taxes and you have to still pay your tax bill anyway.

[@drd6893]

they won't take you to court... they just take all your stuff

[@viseberg8527]

Maybe one should pay taxes in order to fund public projects, then?

[@pniiice]

Yes if you don't pay your fucking taxes then that will happen.

[@robertbennett2796]

Dr K isnt that like illegal isnt property protected by the constitution

[@artsyscrub3226]

Robert Bennett Thats only if youve payed off your house and car and stuff. Mosr americans have not, so technicly speaking that house isnt yours if you used a morgae whoch is how you pay for a house. So they have every right to take your house and car (unless you payed for your car not with a loan then it is yours) unless you build it or pay it off. But then they can arrest you for tax evasion...

[@Namath1000]

Please explain specifically HOW property is protected by the Constitution.

[@wifferste]

The best video I've seen to date is the one where a scammer tried to scam a police captain.

[@captainmorgan2307]

I just laugh and laugh and laugh until they hang up, because of how angry they get.

[@SA-qt5vp]

Doubt IRS will answer that quick 😂

[@stevek8829]

Sonyia Aguilar And they won't thank you for calling.

[@roadmaster720]

my own experience with irs on the phone can be up to 45 mins waiting worst case and more and more is a computer generated answering system and call router.the discourse will go something like this in a american accent. you have reached the irs **************** dept. please hold for the next repersentitive*** your est wait time, etc, etc., please have paper and pen to make notes. well, anyway, you get the picture here. the bulk of their communication is by computer generated mail with little need for human handling not phone calls from the local scam centers doing business in a "india business park". i would love one of these scammers to call me so i could mess with their head bad and having THEM send me money to leave them alone.

[@Pacifica1]

LMFAO

[@ffggddss]

"... the IRS will *not* sue you. They have their own collection methods ..." Yes, that's right, they won't sue you, because they don't *have* to! Is there any better indicator than this, that the IRS is out of hand, and needs to be reined in?

[@ffggddss]

So you'd be perfectly fine with ABC Company saying you owe them $1000, so they can just go and extract it from your bank account without your having any say in the matter? Because, y'know, you *owe* them the money, so you *ought* to have to pay it. And of course, the IRS, being the government, *never* makes mistakes about money, do they?

[@_BenJaminCroft_]

Cody131Coops, What empirical evidence do you have to prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the constitution and laws apply and that the IRS has any jurisdiction over anyone?

[@_BenJaminCroft_]

***** I'm not asking who's going to fund the police, roads, fire control, military, ect. I'm asking for "evidence". We'll get to that later. Just as soon as you can provide the evidence to support your claim. And I'm not a "freemen". If you're so sure that the constitution and laws apply, therefore making Trump, me, or anyone a "tax payer" with "taxable income", and that they have jurisdiction over us, then you should be able to provide the evidence to support this claim, right? Simply saying, "Yes. They have jurisdiction, and you have to pay or you go to prison." is not evidence. That's just your arbitrary opinion backed by an appeal of force. That's NOT evidence. What empirical evidence do you have to prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the constitution and laws apply, therefore making us "tax payers" with taxable" income, and that they have any jurisdiction?

[@_BenJaminCroft_]

Cody131Coops Once again, that is NOT evidence. That's argumentum ad baculum and circular logic. *How* does your constitution apply? Saying, "might makes right" is just your arbitrary opinion backed by an appeal to force and saying, "it's spelled out in the 16th amendment.", is the very definition of circular logic. "a" is true because "b" is true; or "b" is true because "a" is true? *None* of this evidence bty. What evidence do you have to prove that the constitution and IRS tax laws apply and that they have any jurisdiction over us?

[@butlerproman]

If an entity can make decisions and calls for action, and they or others are willing and able to compel compliance, then they have jurisdiction.

[@lucyoceans86]

Guess they must be running out of people to scam

[@okramw1]

They IRS had to let go of all their Indian staff. Nobody believes them 🤣

[@omarlucero8964]

one time it's called me claiming I owed 7000 dollars from taxes and I just hanged up on them and they still kept calling me

[@BigRed2]

Tax professional -"I'm reporting you to the IRS" Scammer and his buddies -" 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣☠️☠️💀💀"

[@RicoX-17]

I bet you regret firing Bobby from your team, huh? 😂 And yeah, I agree, the IRS won't do anything about it. It's rare for scammers to get arrested, as they're mostly from overseas *coughs India coughs* and their government don't really care.

[@randomlyentertaining8287]

"These people have my address." Guess she's never seen a phone book before. Get someone's first and last names and you have their address lol

[@SCP--xw5fg]

Yes, how people get sued, a pre-court phone call saying “I’m suing you”

[@keithpopko7068]

I haven't gotten a fake call from the IRS, but I have had a call from "Publisher's Clearing House" telling me I won a big sum of money, and all I had to do to get it was give them some money so they could release it to me (yeah, sure) and they would notify their van driver, who was in the next town making delivery to another winner, so he could bring me my winnings (jeez, what are the odds of that happening?). I made like I couldn't hear him because I was hard of hearing, so I kept asking him to repeat what he just said and to talk more slowly and more loudly so I could understand him better. It got to the point where he was shouting every thing. At one point he asked me where I graduated from college, and I told him "the school of hard knocks". He told me how smart I was and congratulated me on my fine choice, really trying to butter me up. In the meantime, I was online with the real Publisher's Clearing House to look at how they go about notifying people who are winners, and how to look out for scammers. After stringing the guy along for a half hour I read the relevant paragraph to him, and confronted him with his deception. The f-bombs starting flying then - good times.

[@urflofit2010]

Read it more carefully it never says Publishers Clearinghouse anywhere on it. We got one too

[@samuelprototype]

Yeah I got the same call. Saying i won a pearl white Mercedes Benz and 1.4 million dollars. To receive these items i must pay 400. I fucked with them for so long til the guy got pissed and hung up.

[@dakat5131]

there's a phone script that is intended to do exactly that. sometimes the telemarketers/scammers don't catch on that it's not a real person,even after the track loops several times.

[@paulatiredofthisshit]

I'd say "WHERE ARE MY BALLOONS?"

[@1JYNOT]

You lucky fucker! hahah.

[@andreabryant9979]

Beware, scammers use businesses as well. I had someone call and try to tell me I owed AT&T "back" money. I was surprised, I had always paid my bill on time. I hung up called AT&T directly and I owed them nothing. They'll try anything. : |

[@Dachdogoriginal]

Now it is Amazon and Chase Bank.

[@caroldorsett8170]

Too funny while watching this I received a call about my computer being hacked! Kept them talking for awhile then told her they are scammers. Well she hung up on me😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Gioxtream]

IT BLOWS MY MIND SEEING TWO SCAMMED FIGHTING EACH OTHER .

[@TroyBrophy]

"It was time to tell the scammer he'd been had by a tax expert." Look, I know you want to spin this as somebody getting one over on a scammer, but this had zero impact on this scammer. There's no way to trace these people, and for them it's purely a numbers game. If they can get just once person a month to fall for their scam, and pull in $2500+, they are doing pretty good based on the local economy.

[@ExclusiveLM]

.......forget the scam. The blond studio new anchor has gorgeous eyes and a very sexy face. She reminds me of Christina Applegate's eyes. I wonder what's her name.

[@kingmike40]

You like them pump and middle aged.

[@Franco_City]

+ExclusiveLM , U mean the on site newswoman with the blue dress right? because the woman in the studio was fat af, im surprised shes even employed as a news anchor, theyre never fat

[@kingmike40]

I see the one you mean. She is pretty.

[@rizon72]

The only way I can see that they got one over on the scammer is its on the news.

[@alisher1984]

Scammer: Harrow, my naim iz... Doug Hutchinson Me: O'RLY?

[@philipwoodson748]

"You're about to be reported to the IRS" "Okay, you know what this means. I am forwarding your case to the courthouse"

[@knittingnana2939]

I told them my name was donna Martin and i lived in beverly hills and my zip code was 90210 and i was too rich to pay taxes.

[@mathewgodfrey1517]

in other words, "that mother f***er came to the wrong neighborhood"

[@gaz8003]

"they have their way to get you, but not in a courthouse" yes they send guys from Hells Angels to take it by force.

[@TypeOneg]

Gaz Molon labe baby

[@coolcat6303]

Sure they do!

[@lonecourierjoeyv2133]

"IRS scammer calls the person running the IRS." that would be a hilarious video

[@whobutwbmarci5200]

sadly it can't happen since IRS has strict rules about people being open about their jobs since IRS agents are targets.

[@mondogecko01]

When you hear a foreign accent its a scam

[@theend9258]

They have their own "collection methods"

[@MrFredSed]

Yeah I laughed at that one. D'yer think she was being ironic there?

[@pearlpurlperrell]

Ya they sure do and they are just as bad as the scammers are. Unfortunately I refuse to do business with anyone of this nationality anymore now . They are all douchebags in my eyes and because of these people scamming, I now hate their nationality. Racist ? Yep.

[@jimpeel]

I keep them on the line as long as I can so they can't be scamming someone else. When the conversation is winding down I tell them "I have no idea why I am being charged. I don't pay U.S taxes because I'm a Canadian citizen." They usually say "f... you" and hang up.

[@ZethinovaWorks]

I remember one time when they called and I told them "Ok, I know for a FACT that if the government wants to get a hold of me, they will send me a letter! They don't call so I know you're a scammer!" I think they hung up after that. Think I scared them.

[@edvenuto9614]

Scamming a tax professional is like telling the cop you want to go to jail.

[@LplusRatioplusNobodyCares]

is that women just going to let her belt hang like that?

[@bodied2412]

Glad I wasn't the only one who noticed! very weird....zipper front belt hanging!

[@ms.corrimava5504]

right centrist oh my God. That's all I could look at.

[@urflofit2010]

Isn't it pathetic that people get sucked into these ridiculous "fashions" that is the real tragedy

[@ThatGirlJD]

right centrist I stared at that in confusion, for some reason the belt is tied around her waist. Was this a trend at some point?

[@E.C.Animation]

Right! What was the point of wearing the belt if she was just gonna let it dangle all awkwardly? Blech! makes her look like a dumb ass.

[@babiartola]

I actually really like those phone calls I love to abuse the hell out of them on the phone. 😂

[@darrellcook8253]

Scream PLOOBADOOF! It messes up their system. Don't ask Siri or Google ploobadoof, it causes confusion and the AI starts stuttering. It can't process nonsense words very well.

[@StrongOaker]

They called me asking for my Dog, apparently an online pet supply company I used, in which I used my dogs name sold their email/contact list. I called back and said Jack would have a hard time understanding them and he didn't know he needed to file since he just sleeps and eats and takes walks. The idiot said not working is why he owed and I asked when they started picking on Canine citizens for this and he explained all citizens of all races/colors must pay their taxes. He said he would just send the police and I asked doesn't he mean animal control. He just never caught on he had called saying my dog was going to jail no matter how much I toyed with him. I had my dog bark a few times at the end of the call and told him "Well he said you wont take me alive coppers" and the guy said sorry to hear that. *sigh*

[@RicoX-17]

Lmao they wanted your dog to pay taxes or they'd take him to jail. What a buncha idiots those scammers are 😂

[@a_texan7503]

I've got those calls. I just played alone to see how far they would keep going, it was hilarious.

[@QuikScoper45]

Forget the scammer. The real crime is being a tax professional

[@Theri4444]

+Darrell Patts what a dumbass you do know that not all tax professionals work for the IRS

[@DKLONGHORN]

The real crime is pineapple on pizza.

[@levisanchez796]

DKLONGHORN Lmfao

[@Manlynsha]

Vlad Xavier word !!! tax pro !!!

[@Shiva108]

I work 34 days a week

[@TheArchitectOfDreams]

Me: *gets a call during the day*, I have a question.. is it sunny outside? Scammer: No. Me: Figured *click*

[@rikib1171]

Love your logic!

[@debbiestipetich6466]

I love how they speak broken English and tell you their name is tom master then a little later they use a different name.

[@JimmyTheGreek2000]

Calling the IRS ... you will be on hold 7 years later !

[@yigeonpark644]

2:07 "so if you get a phony call..." Me: same

[@gregorygraham9371]

‘oh yes we will be taking you to court in bangalore’ the thick indian accent is a dead giveaway

[@IHXnumber1]

Gregory Graham people like you are super simple minded.

[@my11badkids78]

I talk obscenely to any scammer/telemarketers that call me. My depravity knows no limits when speaking to these people.

[@sheliaspears7390]

I enjoy watching the scammers get scammed. I got several calls & wishes I would have thought to do the same thing. Congratulations guys. Well done.

[@cubesmp2431]

I got the call and I'm thirteen so my voice is high pitch. I went along with it acting like a women and I got him so admit he was scamming

[@lgtvstick368]

I live in Canada and visit the US often for a cultural workshop organization, I don't have a SS# in the US, I don't pay taxes in the United States, yet I have a US phone number, I've gotten so many of these calls, I'm sick of it!

[@carolinaprepper6603]

I use my best old lady voice to ask if their mother or grandmother knows what they are doing all day.

[@adrianjanssens7116]

Thank you WSPA 7News for exposing these scams. Many people seem to be unaware, and every chance to inform them is helpful. Cheers from Canada.

[@petezereeah517]

I got one of these calls. My wife did the same thing. She told me we were being sued. This guy in the video was actually a lot calmer than me. I called the number back, and told them I'd be the one to sue their asses with an elephant dick if they ever call me again. They never did.

[@InformationIsTheEdge]

The IRS, that is the REAL Internal Revenue Service, will contact you by mail, not by phone.

[@LucianUchiha]

The last time I got a call like this, I claimed to be a DoD agent and told them I knew where they were. They hung up before I said anything else.

[@lanabuehrer5616]

I am a CPA, MBA and a tax attorney. They have been calling me and I finally told them that they are total idiots.

[@Sean-mc4iq]

Someone called me saying they were from the IRS, attempting to scam me... but I am from Canada, wedon't have the IRS.

[@TheZodiacz]

it's funny because they do CRA scams as well and sometimes they mix up which group they're calling for which country.

[@jameskuyper]

A citizen of country A can owe taxes to country B, if the taxable activity occurred within the jurisdiction of B. If A and B are on good terms with each other, B can use A's legal system to collect those taxes. Thanks to identity theft, it's possible for B to have good reason (possibly good enough to hold up in court) to falsely believe that you do owe them taxes. Therefore, don't automatically reject a tax claim just because it's from another country. Do reject something that claims to be from the IRS if it didn't come by mail, or if they ask you to use a means of payment that is hard to trace, or if they tell you that you must pay immediately right after the first notification you receive about the matter. Also, they must provide an explanation why you owe the money. If they don't provide one, or if it doesn't make sense, be suspicious and get the services of a tax professional.

[@AroundIndiana]

I got several of these calls last spring. It was so obviously fake because the voicemails they left were so poorly scripted

[@janicewatt3350]

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[@Rockhound6165]

"We'll have to take you to the courthouse"My response, "Well, you'll just have to take me to the courthouse then. Do you have my address?" This is usually met with silence and then a dial tone.

[@Doggeslife]

One thing to listen for if you are unsure...Your name. Most calls I get say something like "This is a courtesy call. The IRS has been trying to reach you...." and on and on about owing money somehow and gives a number to call, but at no point do they say my name or anything to verify that they know who they are calling. That's a sure sign of a scam. My calls have all come from auto-dialers using a list of numbers hoping to find victims. So if some scammer is trying to get money from you like this but does not know your name, hang up.

[@SMFDBable]

even though i dont get calls from these guys anymore ill make sure to mess with them the next time i do lol

[@frugalmum7943]

Bonus round. Have "this is the song that never ends" as the hold music.

[@MeepChangeling]

I had this happen once. "I make less than the standard deduction. I don't have to file taxes by law. You're scam artists. Bye."

[@Iron-Griffon]

I have the most riveting conversations with "The Veterans Association" absolutely lovely.

[@hoepsipoepsi]

this is so funny had the same thing when I was intern on the financial administration of a big company last month haha

[@flipburly]

all these irs agents have a heavy accent Lol

[@donnamason9403]

My grandmother owned a large chunk of land, one year she wrote a check to the IRS for 3000 . But somebody at the IRS did not get enough zeros into the computer. My grandmother got a letter saying that she still owed $2700 We photocopied the check, we photocopied the bank statement and we showed them that the $3000 did go through the bank And we explain that somebody on there end did not do their job correctly instead.

[@Kevin-cy2dr]

A moment of silence for all those Indians genuinely working for the IRS.

[@skarmex3439]

When ever I get calls like this I just mess with them so hard! Once I claimed to be the bored of directors of the IRS and he was crappin himself so hard, he went straight into full aggressive mode and started cussing and threatening to sue me, oh Jesus it was funny as hell.

[@JohnJohn-qv4mg]

they don´t crap themselves, stop dreaming lol they have been doing this for 25+ years and are untouchable in India and Pakistan.

[@emersonbigguns5196]

Board vs bored.

[@roadmaster720]

sounds like my kind of fun. i'd trip them up so bad .they"d send me money to leave them alone

[@Rick-or2kq]

"They have their own collection methods", sounds ominous, LOL. I have dealt with the IRS for many years and if you keep in touch and make an effort to pay back taxes they won't take your first born, I promise, LOL.

[@WilfBond55]

Unless you really want them to take your first-born.

[@deborahmorales7096]

I have recently received a call from the “IRS”. When I informed “Officer Matt Johnson” that I work for the IRS, he cursed at me in a language I didn’t understand and hung up. Hhmm. Odd.

[@lillyvonshtup7314]

When I received their call I talk to them told them that I worked for the fraud division of the IRS in Pittsburgh and they hung up on me