Man Loses $5,000 To Scammer Posing As An IRS Agent

The following information is taken from Niles Police reports. 

A 61-year-old man who lives in the 7100 block of Niles Avenue reported to police that on Nov. 5 around noon, he received a phone call from a man who identified himself as working for the Internal Revenue Service, according to the police report. The caller said the victim owed $4,970 in back taxes and needed to pay the same day. Following the caller's instructions, the man went to a store and bought Green Dot money packs in that amount, and phoned the caller back with the cards' verification codes, which transferred the money. 

About two hours later the victim received another phone call from the same number, with a man saying the victim owed another $2,000 in taxes, and if he didn't pay, he would be arrested, his immigration card would be canceled, and he would be deported, the police report indicated.

The victim became suspicious, told the caller he didn't have the money and hung up. When he tried to call back, no one answered, and he went to police. He has requested a followup, police said. 

After crash, man charged with driving on a suspended license

Alex D. Macahon, 20, of Park Ridge was charged with driving with a suspended license Nov. 4 in the 7800 block of Caldwell Street. Police were responding to a crash at that location just after 4 p.m., and police concluded Macahon was driving with a suspended license, according to the police report. Macahon's court date is Dec. 20 in the Skokie branch of the Cook County courts. 

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