Arlington Police Caution Residents of IRS Scam

ARLINGTON, MA—Arlington Police are reporting that a Resident has received a scam phone call from someone claiming that they were from the IRS Thursday.

Police reported the scam via its Twitter account. Police also added that the IRS does not call individuals.

The call read, according to the Arlington Police Department's tweet:

"The reason of this call is to inform you that the IRS is filing lawsuit against you to get more information about this case file. Please call immediately on our department number 202-445-9281. I repeat 202-445-9281. Thank you."

Capt. Richard Flynn of the Arlington Police Department told Patch that a resident had sent the information to the Police department. At this time, Police are only aware of one scam call.

Lexington Police have also reported residents receiving scam calls from entities claiming to be the IRS Thursday. If you have received one of the calls, the Arlington Police Department wold like to know about it. You can contact the department at 781-643-1212.