IRS Tax Scam Warning Issued for Mamaroneck

The Village of Mamaroneck Police Department has issued the following warning about an ongoing IRS tax scam that has affected some residents:

The Village of Mamaroneck Police Department continues to receive reports from residents stating they have received calls from someone claiming to be from the IRS demanding money. This is a known scam that continues to circulate across the nation.

Please be aware of the following:

• The State Tax Department and the IRS always make first contact by letter and provide a phone number you can call to verify that it was sent by the agency.
• Neither agency will request personal or financial information via email or over the phone.
• Hang up the phone immediately if someone claiming to be from the Tax Department or IRS unexpectedly calls and threatens police arrest, deportation, or license revocation.

Residents are instructed not to give any personal information over the phone and to not forward any money. If you get a phone call from someone claiming to be from the IRS, do the following:

• If you know you owe taxes or you think you might owe taxes, call the IRS at 1.800.829.1040. The IRS employees at that line can help you with a payment issue – if there really is such an issue.
• If you know you don’t owe taxes or have no reason to think that you owe any taxes (for example, you’ve never received a bill or the caller made some bogus threats), then call and report the incident to the~Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration at 1.800.366.4484.
• You can file a complaint using the~FTC Complaint Assistant; choose “Other” and then “Imposter Scams.” If the complaint involves someone impersonating the IRS, include the words “IRS Telephone Scam” in the notes.

Residents should be aware that there are other unrelated scams (such as a lottery sweepstakes) and solicitations (such as debt relief) that fraudulently claim to be from the IRS.

For additional information click on the links below:

https://www.irs.gov/uac/Tax-Scams-Consumer-Alerts

http://www.governor.ny.gov/news/consumer-alert-governor-cuomo-warns-new-yorkers-elaborate-telephone-and-email-tax-scams