Just got a call while on another call. Went to VM. When I played it back the Indian sounding female said she was with the ATO and I had two days to call 1 (03) 0046 6859 back. I started reading this site for help - so many back and forth about it being/not being a scam. The 1 (03) 0046 6859 is a genuine number with the ATO - However...
I went to: https://www.ato.gov.au/Media-centre/Media-releases/Don-t-fall-for-phony-tax-debt-scam/
It clearly states: "The ATO would never cold call you about a debt. If you have a debt you will receive a letter or SMS to remind you that a payment is due in the first instance."
I have received nothing in the mail and I have not received any notification from my accountant - so I won't be calling until I do.

This is a genuine number, I thought its a scam as well. But I called ATO , then confirmed its genuine , Its their debt collection area. ITS NOT A SCAM,

I've just received a call from an anonymous number - lady said she is from ATO. I told her to leave her number, we will call back. And she gave me this number 1300 466 859. I was suspicious so I called ATO directly and they confirmed it a SCAM and this number is not on their list. Bloody scammers

All over the ATO website it states not to give over sensitive info over the phone. Yet when you call back this 1300 number, you get asked for your ABN, TFN, date of birth, and even bank account info! How can you verify whether this is a legitimate ATO phone number, and that the person you are talking to is definitely an ATO employee?? Or is it a scam? BTW my tax was paid up to date at the time I received the call.

It looks like a scam. The number is NOT listed on the ATO site anywhere - including in its list of legitimate 'collection agencies':

https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Payments-to-ATO/If-you-don-t-pay/External-collection-agencies/

This is a scam.

I got the same call on Monday 20/04/2015 leaving a message for me to call this number back with all my personal details including TFN for verification. I called ATO, was told they do not ask for TFN over the phone ever. ATO contact via letter with reference number for us to call them back.

Its the debt collectors on behalf of ATO

Caller: Ato

Everybody saying it's a scam should probably neck themselves. You can literally see the number on there website - and the Ato DO call over debts. Just only sh*t c*nts - you know you have an outstanding debt so why don't you just f*cking pay it instead of being a worthless deasbeat

The ATO definitely do have a Early debt collections department

I checked ATO site and this number is listed as debt collections dept. unsure if to ring them

Caller: Female voice

I received a msg today 19/1/2023 to call ATO 1300 466 859 within two days re tax obligation. I am 100% sure that I don't owe any unpaid tax to ATO as my accountant is taking care all of this for us and I had received a letter from ATO confirm my payment and thanking me for my contribution etc. So my conclusion is that this is a SCAM 100%
SCAM SCAM SCAM
If anyone urging you that this type of call is legit then they could be part of the SCAM. If not then why not post their real name, address and contact number so we can report to the police for further investigation.

Caller: Private Number 1300 466 859

Left message to contact 1300 466 859. She sound like Australian accent old woman. Afterwards spelling the number to contact ( above ) she immediately proceeded to leave a ticket or reference number. Afterwards probably She forgot to have given me the reference number and say " Sorry ; your ticket number is bla bla bla " . I could tell is a scam. Be careful.

Caller: ATO (payment support - call back line)

This is the official ATO payment support call back number you can find it under contact us on ATO‘s website. This is not a scam call, in most cases may have to do with failure to lodge BAS Or other outstanding payments.Or other outstanding payments

Caller: SCAM

People have set up a line that redirects from the ATO to their line. pretending to be the ATO wanting your TFN or ABN or a receipt as proof of who you are. You shouldnt need to prove who you are. If they already know who they are calling. SCAM DO NOT GIVE ANY INFORMATION

The call came in as PRIVATE NUMBER
I access voice mail and it gave me the 1300 466 859 to call it within 2 business days.
I did not
I goggle the number and came up with this forum
It would seem I was right
Its a Scam
I went to MyGov site to see if there was any messages for me about this request from ATO most secure site available
NO Messages

Caller: ATO

I had a voicemail saying to call back this number regarding taxation.

This is the ATO, I had an outstanding amount owed in 2019. Spoke to a very calm a polite woman who offered a couple ways of payment to fix this outstanding amount.

I suggest to call this number back to organise payment

This is NOT an ATO number. And the tax office will not call you about debt. They will send letters asking you to call them. Verified by employees at the ATO

I am ex public practice accountant and now business owner receiving this call.
Here is a hint for the ATO as some of you profess to be.
If you are contacting somebody you should be able to give them their name and some form of info to prove you know them. Otherwise you will be treated as a scam. Also, the number comes up as 'unknown'. I am not going to trust it, and anybody else who does is crazy.

this is a scam