Calls From 206-822-5259 and 213-505-2406 - The Numbers Are Being Used by Scammers

Calls From 206-822-5259 and 213-505-2406 - The Numbers Are Being Used by Scammers

If you receive calls from telephone numbers: 206-822-5259 and 213-505-2406, and the callers identify themselves as Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents, and claim that you owe taxes and demand payment via wire transfer, credit/prepaid debit card, or threaten legal action, please terminate the calls. This is a scam, and thousands of taxpayers are being targeted by scammers, who threaten them with arrest or deportation. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will NOT demand payment by credit, pre-paid debit card or wire transfer, and they will always contact you via standard postal mail first, and not by telephone.

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Never give your credit information over the telephone to someone who calls you. And, if you receive a call from someone claiming to represent a company or institution, tell the person to call back, hang up, and search for the telephone number for that company or institution and call to verify what you were told.

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Calls From 206-822-5259 and 213-505-2406 - The Numbers Are Being Used by Scammers