Deceptive Calls Coming from 202-470-2607

The BBB has issued a warning about deceptive calls coming from 202-470-2607.

"BBB received a call from a Yakima customer reporting that he received a call from someone with a “thick accent” stating that they were trying to get him his tax return. They took his name and birth date and said they would send him a packet. Once he received his packet he should send them $495 so they can send him $4,000 as a refund for taxes he is owed.

When BBB looked up this number online, it gave further info about these calls coming from this number. Some callers are getting a group called the US Federal Grant Services Department, stating they are from Washington DC . The scam caller gave a fake name, employee number, and file number along with a made up number to call back.  Some consumers are getting calls stating their deceased relative overpaid taxes to be refunded.  The address being given is: 200 Independent Lane, HHH Building, WA DC 20201"

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