IRS Phone Scam making the rounds in Leelanau County

On Wednesday, 11/27/13, at approximately 0900hrs, a County resident received a telephone call from a person identifying themselves as Damen Marshall from the IRS investigations division.  This call came from telephone number 347-559-7963.  The resident indicated the alleged IRS caller threatened to have a County Deputy come to her residence and arrest her for past due taxes.  As the conversation goes on it is apparent that the caller speaks with a foreign accent and digresses quickly to vulgar and antagonist language.

The County Sheriff's Office wants to advise residents that this call is a phone scam and the originating phone number is out of the State of New York.  Residents are advised that if they receive a call from this person to just hang up and do not give any information over the phone.