I received a phone call by someone claiming to be working for the IRS inspecting me for fraud and threatening legal action against me and threatening to issue a warrant for my arrest. This is clearly false for many reasons. I would like the calls to stop and for this individual to be prosecuted for impersonating an IRS official.
There is a fairly common IRS or "tax scam" being practiced by scammers in both Canada and the USA.
USA tax payers should read this:
http://www.irs.gov/uac/Tax-Scams-Consumer-Alerts
Note particularly the links at that site, warning of the scam!
A shorter explanation is Scam #11, as shown at
http://phonehelp.2truth.com/facts.html
That site also shows how other 800notes visitors have reduced the number of telephone scams and telemarketing calls they receive. (And, a link to Amazon's phone blocker devices and apps is there).
I also received a phone message from a Raymond Hoffman today 3-22-14 said he is from the IRS Fraud criminal division, threatening legal action against me to please call 202-751-2537, before it is entered into the criminal database.