Phone Scam Claims You'll Be Arrested Over IRS Complaint: Police

OSWEGO, IL — An IRS phone scam is currently circulating around Kendall County and police want to warn citizens to be aware of it.

According to a release from the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office, a resident received a phone call from a person claiming to be “Officer Matthew Jones” with the KCSO. He said that a complaint had been filed with the IRS and to call back at a different phone number or risk being arrested.

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The resident contacted the sheriff’s office and did not call the number back. The Kendall County Sheriff’s Office phone number had been displayed on the resident’s caller ID, presumably by utilizing a common tactic among scammers called “spoofing,” where through computer software, a specific telephone number will be displayed on the recipient’s caller ID.

The Kendall County Sheriff’s Office would like to remind citizens that calls regarding “IRS complaints” are never handled by its office and that personal information should never be given out over the phone. Sheriff’s office personnel also will never request money over the phone.

Anyone receiving a phone call from someone claiming to be with the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office regarding IRS business, should contact the office immediately at 630-553-5856 to file a police report, or to verify the authenticity of the deputy contacting them.