Report Fraud: IRS Tax

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• Report IRS Impersonation: https://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml
• Report to IRS: Report any incident to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) at 800-366-4484 or at http://www.tigta.gov
• I.D. Theft Issues: Contact the IRS Identity Protection Specialized Unit at 800-908-4490 to secure your tax account.

How IRS Impersonation Scams Work:

• Con artists make unsolicited calls claiming to be IRS officials. They demand that the victim pay a bogus tax bill. They convince the victim to send cash, usually through a wire transfer or a prepaid debit card, or a gift card. They may also leave "urgent" callback requests through phone "robo-calls," or send a phishing email.
• Many phone scams use threats to intimidate and bully a victim into paying. They may even threaten to arrest, deport or revoke the driver’s license of their victim if they don’t get the money.
• Scammers often alter caller ID numbers to make it look like the IRS or another agency is calling. The callers use IRS employee titles and fake badge numbers to appear legitimate. They may use the victim’s name, address, and other personal information to make the call sound official.
• Aggressive and threatening phone calls by criminals impersonating IRS agents remain a major threat to taxpayers, but variations of the IRS impersonation scam continue year-round and they tend to peak when scammers find prime opportunities to strike.

Stay alert to scams that use the IRS as a lure. Tax scams can happen any time of year, not just at tax time. For more information visit Tax Scams and Consumer Alerts on IRS.gov.