There is a widespread IRS or "tax scam" being practiced by scammers on both Canadian and USA residents.
USA tax payers should read this:
http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Reiterate ... -Telephone-Scam
Short answer:
The IRS never initiates a contact via phone.
They always send a snailmail first.
Educational post:
This scam is also described as scam #11, here:
http://phonehelp.2truth.com/facts_rev.html
Remember to return here, to 800notes.com, after you look at any of the information at that site, either to post more information, or to let us know you avoided the scam, or to read any further information about that number that others may post.
I have been receiving calls from this number regarding the relief for foreclosure that I do not need anymore, gave the option to press 8 no be delited from the list but I continue receiving calls that I do not want to receive at all
We just got the call as well from this company - they call us on a daily basis. Rather than hitting the number to be deleted, I waited to speak to a representative. When I got a human being on the phone, I said that I wanted them to remove our phone number from their database, that we did not have a mortgage and did not need their services. I told them if they did not stop calling me, I would report them to the attorney general's office. The guy laughed at me and said, "I hear that ten times a day. I will be calling you tomorrow." Then he put me on hold and someone else got on the phone. I tried to tell him to remove our number and he hung up on me!
Don't waste your breath! The only way to stop this is for the phone companies to deny the service (and the NSA surely knows who is calling!). But they won't.