Beware! Reports of phone scam posing as IRS and threatening arrest by Sumpter Police for back taxes. 
The Sumpter Township Police Department has several reports of a phone scam claiming to be from the Internal Revenue Service.
Per reports, calls are being received where the caller claims to be from the IRS. The caller goes on to say that the person owes back taxes and if full payment is not made immediately by credit card over the phone the Sumpter Township Police Department will come to arrest them.
For more information about this type of scam, please follow this link to the official IRS website:
https://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/Phone-Scams-Continue-to-be-a-Serious-Threat,-Remain-on-IRS-Dirty-Dozen-List-of-Tax-Scams-for-the-2016-Filing-Season
Instructions:
Never give out credit card information over the phone unless you are completely sure who you are dealing with and/or are the one who placed the call in the first place. In the event that something seems out of sorts after receiving a call asking for such information, take proper steps to confirm the source before giving any information.
Address/Location
Sumpter Township, MI Police Department
23501 Sumpter Rd
Belleville, MI 48111
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 734-461-6898