Yorktown police are warning residents that a scam which involves a fraudulent phone call from a criminal pretending to represent the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has occurred recently.
"The criminal making the phone call has somehow gained access to persons who currently have an IRS lien placed against them, or are in a payment agreement with the IRS to settle back taxes," Yorktown Police Lt. Robert Noble said.
The call will involve the phony IRS agent telling the potential victim that "unless they wire money or send money packs to an address or website to bring their account current, the Yorktown Police Department will be responding to make an arrest on the IRS’s behalf."
Police want residents to know that they should treat any phone call solicitations or demands for money with skepticism and to immediately call their local police department with any questions regarding any type of potential scam.
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