Who called from the number +1 (202) 734-6159

I have received the same calls. These are scammers plain and simple, trying to phish for personal information. The first time I received the message I returned the call and respectfully requested the callee that I understand they wanted to address this matter, all I had to go off was an automated voice mail message and a claim of Authority. Upon asking for an e-mail to be sent to my e-mail originating from an "irs.gov" e-mail address, I was reciprocated with aggression and condescension. After replying back that I would be reporting the incident to the FBI and IRS to which I was then berated with foul language and insults. I have filed reports with both the FBI and IRS, and as the IRS.gov website also suggests reaching out to the Treasury Inspector General Administration (TIGTA) to report these type of violations, I submitted a report there as well. These scam calls need to end, they're an enormous drain on our phone systems, they cause numbers to suffer from poor reputation rendering them useless to future business use, and they prey on an unsuspecting populace that is inclined to immediately give in to anyone who speaks with authority. Anyone in a position of leadership should understand the value of Trust and be more than happy to give more indication of their credentials rather than expecting someone to rely on a disembodied voice on the other side of a phone call.

The content of the voice message was so poor that it tipped me off that they were not the Internal Revenue Service calling about a crime investigation about my owing taxes. I called them back anyway and some guy with an Indian accent answered. As soon as I called him out as being a phony he hung up.

Claimed to be the IRS wanting to collect my taxes.

I have received calls from two Washington, DC area codes so far that have both left voice-mail messages claiming to be from the IRS and reporting that I am the subject of an investigation into tax fraud and misconduct. This occurred after registering .US domains which do not allow for DNS WHOIS information to be listed as Private. This has resulted in a number of cold-calls from agencies and firms asking if I want web development done on my newly registered domain, and also placing me in a position where I can easily become a victim of fraud and identity theft. Registering .US domain should not carry such negative consequences when the inherit value of the .US TLD is an expression of the Democracy upon which our Nation was founded. These actors are taking advantage of a technically un-savvy populace and threatening the expression of free speech and new ideas. This sort of criminal malfeasance has no place in a Civilized and Democratic Society.

Robot call about some affair that I must settle right away.

Heavy Chinese (Mandarin) accented person identifies himself in an unintelligible way. Upon further questioning he says he is governmental employee (Ha!) and that if I am not forthcoming he will call my local sherrif to report my tax fraud found in my current audit. I say that I am not being audited. He gets snarky, wishes me a "blessed day" and hangs up.

Typical “you owe the IRS and if you don’t pay us in gift cards we’ll have you arrested” crap. I wish the government would crack down on all the phone scams out there right now.