OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) – Police in Oshkosh are alerting the public about phone calls dozens of residents have received over the past two weeks.
The call claims to be from the IRS and demand payment while threatening you.
“You owe us back taxes and if you do not comply with the IRS, they’d be arrested, taken to court, fined, numerous threats are given,” says Oshkosh Police Officer Joe Nichols, describing the content of these calls. “If the IRS is going to contact you, they’ll do it by U.S. mail. They don’t make phone calls and they don’t send emails.”
Nichols says the calls, believed to be from some sort of automated dialer, leaves a message if someone isn’t home asking the citizen to call another number to talk with the IRS. He says do not call that number.
“If a person is calling the citizen, the citizen should tell the caller that they know it’s a scam and hang up the phone,” explains Nichols.
Residents should also avoid calling the Oshkosh Police Department if they receive these scam calls. The exception to this is if the person believes they have given information to the caller and face a financial loss or identity theft.
