Cook County News Herald

Calls demanding money from the IRS are scams



The Cook County Sheriff ’s Office has received multiple reports of residents receiving the IRS scam phone calls on Monday, September 17, all of them originating from the same number that begins with 302-202-…

The caller claims to be a representative from the IRS demanding money for taxes that are owed or the delinquent client could be arrested. These calls are a scam.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will never cold call and ask you to pay a tax debt.

Residents are advised to simply hang up, and never give out your financial information.

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