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Phony IRS phone calls are springing up again, report Westlake Police.
Like premature swallows returning to San Juan Capistrano, the at-least biannual spate of phony IRS calls started to come in last week. About 10 voice mail messages were left for local residents instructing the recipient to call a number in the 202 area code (Washington. DC) to make payment arrangements and forestall an arrest. One caller reported getting 2 such calls in a day.
Similar telephonic plagues occurred twice in 2015 in Westlake. Nobody is out any money.
To complain to the real IRS, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), go to www.tigta.gov or call 800-366-4484.
