The IRS will never call to demand immediate payment, nor will the IRS call about taxes you owe without first mailing you a bill. If you get a live or pre-recorded call claiming to be from the IRS and demanding payment right away, hang up. If you know you owe taxes or think you might owe, you can call the IRS at 1.800.829.1040 to explore your options.
Don’t trust your caller ID. Scammers can make caller ID look like anyone is calling: the IRS, a business or government office. If they tell you to pay money for any reason, or ask for your financial account numbers, hang up. If you think the caller might be legitimate, call back to a number you know is genuine – not the number the caller gave you.
Any phone call that starts by asking a question that will prompt a “Yes” for response – hang up and do not hold a conversation with the caller. The call will be recorded and then your voice will be spliced into a conversation “agreeing” to purchase some product or service.
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