number advised to ring (02) 8005 7523 Andrew Anderson - my my is owed $8546 - the same amount others have been told - I advised him he was a scam and I reported to Police - he hung up (31st July)

I just called the (02) 8005 7523 and told them I was a Senior Police Detective...Ha ha...They hung up quick smart....

Sue I phoned the number back and was provided with an address for the person.. Who gave his name as James Taylor.
Apparently the address is located at 123 Pitt St Sydney on the corner of Angel Place.

same deal as above, cops just not interested,,,,F;;;;;;'useless.

Had the same call,but what do they get out of this if you don't give them any details?Did anyone ring the number?

Hi Everyone,

I am a producer at ABC Television. I'm interested in doing a story on this scam.

Can you please contact me on the details below?

Thank you in advance for your help.

Alison

Alison McClymont
Producer, National Reporting Team
ABC Television
700 Harris Street, Ultimo NSW 2007
T. (02) 8333 3147
E. mcclymont.alison @ abc.net.au
T. @alisonmcclymont

just had a call from Sofie Joan asking me to ring Andrew Anderson on this number. As I have been a pensioner for 11 years I didn't think I would have overpaid taxes by more than $5000 as she said so Google d number and found this site.

And another one and the cops just blew it off

This bullsh*t. The Government and the police must be in on this scam, or they would have fixed it long ago with all the complaints received.

India is full of bullies and scammers. Can't earn an honest Rupee, lets scam foreigners like the Africans do successfully! That hasn't been closed down either. ALL CORRUPT GOVERNMENTS, SO THE PEOPLE FOLLOW THEIR EXAMPLE!!! (Including Australian Governments such as the Fascist SA Government)

Just had same scam call on 21st april 2015. stating they were from the reclaim dept. of Federal Government. I get one of these calls every day . Can't the police do something to stop this harrassment.

Yes i just recieved the same call asking for all the same details and given this telephone number to phone with reference number,we recieve these calls at least 3-4 times a fortnight we have phoned telstra and supposedly had a block for these calls,this is becoming an everyday thing these days cant the bloody authorities do something about this?i live with my eldery parents and am glad that i take 90% of the phone calls as these scum would have tried and probably succeded in there scamming endeavour,i just hope life is fun for them!!!!!

We had the same people call, confirmed Mum's first name and D.O.B., which she did, mainly because she was confused (she is mid 50's and has a disability). They asked her to call Sydney (same number, same people) but she felt it was odd, and I convinced her that ATO was in Canberra, not on a private Sydney line.

I just received the same call as listed - claiming to the from the reclaim department of the federal government offering $5248.00 in back charges.

Had my name, address and private mobile number - I was ask to confirm date of birth.

same as all the above.can't the police check on this number (02) 8005 7523.
Seem to be getting at least one a week

Just Received call stating i was to receive $5248.00 in refund from the reclaim dept federal government. they had my name and address and said a chq would be sent i queried them that this was a scam they had my ph number also i just had to confirm my date of birth and a chq would be sent so i confirmed date of birth they then said i needed to call (02) 8005 7523 and i would be in contact with their manager Julie or catherine who would then sign off the chq. I did not ring back i googled the number first and found this SCAM

Just had a call now, all the same details as previous. Scam.

I also got a phone call for the same rip off. However as soon as they said I had to go to the PO and get a money order for Western Union, bells started ringing. I had a whistle so I let it blast away in their ear. Then I contacted the australian federal government reclaim office. No such place. Unfortunately I did give my date of birth. But they had all other details . I have sent the phone number and Ref number to the government fraud squad. Let's hope they get caught.

Once again they have preyed on the elderly. It is worth reminding people that Australian Government Departments (in this case Centrelink) (i) has account details and therefore would not requirement them, (ii) usually deposits increases and subsidies through your account - not by cheque, and (iii) would normally send out a formal letter weeks before informing you of their intention to give you a rise, subsidy, rebate etc.

I received a call this afternoon (1654 hrs) from Rhianna Johnson of the Reclaims Department for the Federal Government located in Sydney, saying I was owed $5248. They told me that they would be sending me a cheque then asked which bank I would want the money transferred from. I told her I didn't care anyone would do. Rhianna asked for my Date of Birth (DOB)to confirm that it was me she was talking to, however, I gave her a false DOB and she confirmed that it was correct, I was asked to call the number (02) 8005 7523 and I had to quote my Reference Number Rhianna gave me, RJ 5412 and speak to her boss as he was the only one who could authorise the payment.
These scammers rang on my mobile the instant I hung up (my landline) from my bank, with information that was very close to what we had been discussing, so I reported them also to my Bank. However the information they where using - my name, address and mobile number are freely available to the public.

My mother in law just received almost the identical in phone call detail as Cal , quoting same name and Reference number RJ5412 and same phone number (02) 8005 7523