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St John Indiana Police Department
Thursday January 21st, 2016 :: 02:49 p.m. CST

Advisory

IRS Phone Scam is making it's rounds....again. Here is what you can do:

If you get a call from someone claiming to be with the IRS asking for a payment, here’s what to do:
1. If you owe Federal taxes, or think you might owe taxes, hang up and call the IRS at 800-829-1040. IRS workers can help you with your payment questions.
2. If you do not owe taxes, fill out the “IRS Impersonation scam” form on TIGTA’s website, www.tigta.gov, or call TIGTA at 800-366-4484.
3. You can also file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission at www.FTC.gov. Add
“IRS Telephone Scam" to the comments in your complaint.

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) urged taxpayers to remain on “High Alert” and announced additional outreach efforts to prevent them from falling victim to criminals who impersonate Internal Revenue Service and Treasury employees this filing season.

“The phone fraud scam has become an epidemic, robbing taxpayers of millions of dollars of their money,” said J. Russell George, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. “We are making progress in our investigation of this scam, resulting in the successful prosecution of some individuals associated with it over the past year,” he said, adding that over the summer, a ringleader was sentenced to more than 14 years in federal prison. “However, this is still a matter of high investigative priority.”

The full press release is available here: https://goo.gl/REiLmA

Address/Location
St John Indiana Police Department
11033 W 93rd Ave
St John, IN 46373

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 219-365-6032

Det. Steve Flores
Detective Bureau
219-365-6032

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