TrapCall Protects Consumers from Growing IRS Phone Scam

SOUTH AMBOY, N.J., March 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- TelTech Systems says that TrapCall (trapcall.com), its flagship caller ID unmasking solution, offers powerful protection this tax season from the IRS Phone Scam; a prolific fraud and identity theft scheme.

The scam starts with a call from blocked or spoofed caller ID and a con artist identifying him or herself as an IRS agent. Victims are told they are liable for back taxes and must make an immediate payment to avoid legal action.  Scammers look to steal from victims directly and to commit identity theft. Since 2013, the scam has cost more than 3,000 victims over $15 million according to the IRS. TrapCall prevents such attacks by revealing the caller's true identity.

"TrapCall unmasks the caller behind blocked caller IDs so that people can take control of their phone and privacy," said Ethan Garr, General Manager of TrapCall. "The IRS scam victimizes and defrauds the most vulnerable members of our communties, and TrapCall is a tool that helps protect users by standing guard against phone harassment and abuse."

When a TrapCall subscriber receives a call, they use their phone's conditional call forwarding feature to send the call to TrapCall.  Even if the call is blocked and says, no caller ID, restricted, private, or unknown, TrapCall will ring back the call unmasked and provide blacklisting options.  Other features, including name and address caller ID, voicemail transcription, and even call recording, provide TrapCall users with a full suite of protective services.

"The TrapCall team is committed to helping our users stop phone harassment," continued Garr. "Whether the problem is as personal as a crazy ex-boyfriend or girlfriend hiding behind a blocked caller ID, as annoying as a telemarketer calling blocked at all hours, or as dangerous as the IRS and other scams attempting to steal social security numbers and other private information, TrapCall lets users take back their phones and their privacy."

TrapCall works on all mobile phones with all major carriers.  The service is available in the AppStore, GooglePlay Store, and at www.trapcall.com to users in the United States and Puerto Rico.  Subscriptions start at $4.95/month.

About TelTech Systems
Founded in 2007, TelTech is a bootstrapped, privately held communications apps company headquartered in South Amboy, NJ.  The company is passionate about helping consumers solve common communications problems. From its flagship product, TrapCall, which stops phone harassment by unmasking blocked caller ID, to TapeACall, its groundbreaking cloud-based phone call recording app, TelTech's products are both innovative and unique. The company is led by President and Co-Founder Meir Cohen, CTO and Co-Founder Eli Finkelman, and COO and Partner Nate Kapitanski.

www.teltech.co / www.trapcall.com

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