US Attorney Warns IRS Impersonation Scam May Continue Despite Arrests

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Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney’s Office
District of Rhode Island
https://www.justice.gov/usao-ri/pr/us-attorney-warns-irs-impersonation-scam-may-continue-despite-arrests

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, October 11, 2016

US Attorney Warns IRS Impersonation Scam May Continue Despite Arrests

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha and Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration J. Russell George today warned Rhode Island taxpayers that, despite reports from Mumbia, India, that numerous individuals were recently arrested at a call center where aggressive IRS impersonation scam telephone calls were allegedly originating from, they should continue to be vigilant and simply hang up the telephone if they receive a telephone call purported to be from the IRS demanding money or personal identifying information. The reported arrests do not eliminate the possibility that others may still be perpetrating or impersonating the telephone scam.

Since October 2013, American taxpayers have been subjected to unprecedented attempts to fraudulently obtain money by individuals impersonating Internal Revenue Service employees. The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) has received reports of over 1.8 million impersonation related calls with nearly 9,400 victims reporting losses of nearly $50 million.
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If you believe you may have fallen victim to an IRS impersonation scam, you may file a report with the TIGTA at https://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml