- November 17, 2024
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The following is an adapted news release from the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office:
The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office has received complaints about various telephone scams, with the most recent complaint involving harassing phone calls from scammers pretending to be from the Internal Revenue Service.
This scam resurfaces from time to time throughout the year. The scammer attempts to gain personal information from the victims by threatening to take legal action to collect unpaid or overdue taxes.
“The IRS phone scam is one of several reported telephone scams," Sheriff James L. Manfre siad. "It is important for residents to know that the IRS, banks or any government entity will not request personal information over the phone."
Victims are also being told that the debt must be paid promptly by a pre-paid debit card or wire transfer. If the victim refuses to cooperate, they are threatened with arrest or suspension of a business or driver’s license and the caller often becomes belligerent.
Similar scams include collection agency, lottery and fraudulent or fake check scams. If you receive a phone call from someone claiming to be from the IRS, here’s what the IRS suggests you do:
If you have been targeted by this scam, contact the Federal Trade Commission and use
their “FTC Complaint Assistant” at FTC.gov to report it. For more information, visit irs.gov.
