Scam Alert: Hillsborough Residents Report IRS Phony Calls

Hillsborough, NJ -- If you get a call from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) it is a scam.

A large number of Hillsborough residents have reported receiving calls from people claiming to be representatives with the IRS threatening them that if they do not make a tax or warrant payment they will be arrested, Hillsborough Township Police report.

"These calls are part of an ongoing scam. If the IRS needed to contact a resident, they would do so via mail, not phone," Hillsborough Police stated in a Nixle alert. "Additionally, the police department would not respond as “debt collectors” on their behalf. Please do not send any sort of payment over the phone or via wired funds!"

Residents can report these phone calls to the Federal Trade Commission’s at www.ftc.gov/complaint.

If you are a victim of this scam or made a payment, police are asking you to bring in any documentation of the incident to the police department and complete a fraud report.

For more information contact the Hillsborough Township Police Department at 908-369-4323.