Some area residents have received calls from a scam that is making the rounds in the area.
People are calling residents claiming to be from the Internal Revenue Service. The caller tells their intended victim that they owe the federal agency money and if they don’t pay it then they will be arrested.
The scammers called one Tullahoma resident and left a message for her to call the IRS. When she called the number back it was in El Paso, Texas and man answered by announcing that he was with the IRS. He then asked for the woman’s Social Security number to which she told him that the IRS already has her number. The Tullahoma woman said that the man then began to call her names and use profanity, she then hung up.
If you receive a call claiming to be from the IRS, don’t give out your personnel information. As the Tullahoma woman told the caller this week, the IRS already has your social security number they don’t need to ask you for it. Also don’t give out your bank account to such callers.
The Tullahoma woman hung up from her scammer and contacted the IRS’s phone number where you can report such calls. Coffee County Sheriff Steve Graves says that is the best thing to do if you receive such a call. The IRS usually sends out written notices that you owe them money.
Beware of Scammers Using the Name IRS
