UNDATED (WTAQ) – A phone scam blanketing Northeast Wisconsin from alleged IRS agents threatening people about owing money is making the rounds.
On Thursday, police agencies told residents that if they get a phone call from anyone claiming to be from the IRS they should hang up immediately.
But Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt took it one step further. Schmidt called the number back and spoke with a person who answered his call.
Schmidt says he received a voicemail from a person claiming the IRS had filed a lawsuit against him and told him to call a number back to get more information.
The sheriff said when he called the number back, a woman answered by saying, “Internal Revenue Service.” Sheriff Schmidt asked if there was a way to verify that she was from the IRS and her response was, “it is not our job to verify who we are” and they hung up.
The Sheriff decided to call back a second time. This time, a man answered the phone.
