Same number claiming ATO . thanks for this forum , i was bit concerned when i got the call

A person with a strong accent called me at 2:56PM Qld time, advising that they were calling from the ATO and I had an outstanding debt of 1,200.00 and requested a credit card payment. They said all of this before I even gave my name or details. I asked where they were calling from again and they advised they were from the ATO Fraud department. I said I don't think so and they replied "okay bye bye" and hung up. I called back and after 3 rings they answered "ATO how can I help you". There was no hold music or tone it was a direct line I told them that I did not believe this was a legitimate call and that I will be reporting them.

fraud phone call claim himself is from ATO and want my information, i said straight away you are fraud ,i knew it, where you get my number, then he started hitting on me and want to be my ''friend', i said no way and you are going to see the police LOL

Same here, same (02) 8090 6580 number, heavy accent, pretended being from ATO, couldn't pronounce my name but said that I'm "a primary suspect" !
Blocked that number. The scammers should be reported to Federal police.

I just asked them to repeat the reference number they gave to me.

They couldn't recall how many zeros it had in it. lol

They hung up.

Same as all the others, claimed to be calling from ATO in Canberra. When I said that's not true as it was a Sydney number they hung up. I called back and they answered the phone as ATO and I told them it's a serious crime to impersonate a federal agency and that it would be reported. They hung up again.

I called ATO fraud line on 1800 008 540 to report it. You should all do the same (or contact police) otherwise they won't be stopped.

I returned the call and said it was JOHN smith. They then hung up.

Fake liars pretending to be ATO demanding cash or arrest and jail time.

They're obviously scam. I don't understand how they don't get caught when using an Ozi number? Even if it's a VOIP, they should still be paying for that number which seems to be a Sydney are-code !

I asked for his ATO ID # and he couldn't give it to me... i hung up

Just got their message claiming that a police officer was at my door or place of work. Phoned them back on another number and they said they were ATO. They asked for my number and I said no so they hung up.

Same number called me saying he was from ato and i owed $1400 from fraud on my last tax return. I said what is your email address and he said ron@hotmail. Com - nice to see ato using hotmail accounts now. Police need to track down these numbers and start to stop this.

Most hilarious phonecall I have received in a while, it basically mirrored everyone else's experiences but the anxious voice claiming to be from the ATO cracked me up, praticularly when I said, "I work in the ATO, you are aware we don't conduct our business like this yes?", his response, ".....f*ck!.." *hangs up phone* Hahaha

They (female indian) said there was a warrant out for my arrest. I asked for which country as I travel frequently. She hung up.

pretended to be from Tax office giving me $900, I said "why not do it via MyGov website" and they hung up

SCAM just hang up!

A ridiculous scam.

Probably from the recent Domino's pizza data breach.

They called using my first and surname claiming to be from the "Tax Office" with a refund of over $900 for me. It took probably 15 seconds before anyone was there once I answered. Their calling system sucks and it was the first red flag. The heavy (Indian?) accent was the next. He quickly asked for my Visa, Mastercard or DebitCard #. I meant to run him around and waste a bit of his time before chewing him out, but after I gave him a made-up 16 digit number he abruptly said "bye bye Baby!" and hung up. I wonder if he thought he had just made a big score and was going to celebrate with a milk tea. Or maybe he keyed in the number and saw it was invalid. I did get to ask him how the weather was in Canberra. He said it wasn't good. :-) As if he was within 8,000 kilometers of the place!

An obvious scam. Allegedly someone from the ATO wanted to refund me some over-payment and needed my card number. Obviously couldn't tell me my husband name, couldn't tell who was the accountant I submitted my tax return through, couldn't tell why they need a card number when my bank account details are with the ATO. When I asked for to be sent a mail, the person shouted "oh my god" and disconnected the call