Owen H. Johnson

by Marissa Cox - Babylon Beacon

If an operator calls claiming to be from the IRS and asks for your social security number, beware. Neither the IRS, nor any reputable credit or  taxing agency makes requests for this information over the telephone or via the Internet.

John Fogarty and his wife, residents of Babylon, received a voicemail message from an unknown caller one Monday night. It sounded like an IRS recording.