Anchorage police are warning of a phone scam in which a caller demands money under the guise of working for the Internal Revenue Service.
At least 10 such calls were reported to police Saturday, according to a community message sent by the Anchorage Police Department.
"With each of the cases reported today, a caller accuses the citizen of owing money and threatens with arrest or other negative consequences if the citizen fails to take immediate action," police wrote in the message.
So far, no one had fallen victim to the scam, according to APD.
The IRS does not contact taxpayers through unexpected phone calls. Contact is made through official mail correspondence. The agency also does not request personal or financial information through electronic channels, police said.
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Anchorage police also directed the public to irs.gov for more information about IRS-related scams.