Police warn of another IRS phone scam

Callers know a lot about their victims, seeming legit

La Crosse Police are warning residents that phone scammers are continuing to make fake Internal Revenue Service collections calls.

The fake IRS callers, using both live and robot-calls, are demanding that the victim make an immediate payment on an overdue tax bill. They demand personal details or banking information, and then they threaten the victim with arrest or jail time if they don’t comply.

Unfortunately, these scammers seem to know quite a bit about the victim and even use caller ID spoofing to trick them into thinking that they are receiving a legitimate call.

Police warn of the scam and advise you to never give out your personal details, banking information, passwords, or access to your computer to any unknown person, agency, or company.