The Pleasanton Police Department has received multiple reports of the recently publicized IRS scam. In this scam, victims are contacted via phone by a person who claims to be from the IRS. This person/suspect is very convincing - they may have the victim's personal information (name, address, date of birth, etc.).
The suspect then tells the victim that they owe money due to a discrepancy from past taxes and unless the fines are paid immediately, they will be arrested. In order to avoid this penalty, the suspect demands that the victim go to a local grocery/convenience/drug store to purchase a reloadable card. Once the cards are purchased, the suspect asks for the card number and pin number to the reloadable card.
The Pleasanton Police Department wants residents to know that this is NOT how the IRS does business. Rest assured that they will not be asking you to pay your taxes or any back taxes with a reloadable (or similar) card via the telephone.
For more information on this scam, please visit the IRS website addressing this issue at http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Warns-of-Pervasive-Telephone-Scam
