IRS Imposter Scams are aggressive and sophisticated phone scam targeting taxpayers.
Callers claim to be employees of the IRS, but are not. They use fake names and bogus IRS identification badge numbers. Victims are told they owe money to the IRS and it must be paid promptly through a wire transfer or stored value card such as a gift card.
Victims who refuse to cooperate are threatened with arrest, deportation, or suspension of a business or driver’s license.
IRS Imposter Scams operating from abroad often use U.S.-based money mules to receive victim payments and transmit proceeds to perpetrators.
Remember, the Internal Revenue Service will never ask for wire transfers or gift cards for payment.
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