Received a message IRS was filing a lawsuit against me. Call number recording left n call was answered on second ring, first clue it was not the real IRS. There was static, n could really hear the guy dobi hung up. Tried calling IRS n could not get through to a person, thank it is a scam.
Got a call from someone...female...had India accent... asking for info before she would tell me why the IRS was suing me....I let her know the IRS contacts by mail...told her this was a bs scam and I was not giving her any info..she kept saying OMG. This is the IRS....I told her she was scamming and not to call back....what she probably was after was the ss#.. so the scanner could file for income tax...
Kathi got the same message yesterday 3/16/16. Knew it was a scam but played along. Kept him on the line for about 15-20 minutes, holding that "carrot" in front of him. Asked him to give my ssn so I would know it was me who they wanted and he told me that they couldnt give out personal info over the phone.....nearly laughed my you-know-what off!!!! Kept asking him the same questions over and over and I could tell I was really getting to this idiot. Finally told him that the DA had been taping the conversation and had received all he needed to come after them....click!
Total scam. Originates in either India or Pakistan. Block and ignore. DO NOT RETURN THE CALL!
See: http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Reiterate ... -Telephone-Scam
Report them:
https://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml
I’m an Enrolled Agent with the IRS (Inactive). IRS does not initiate contacts by phone. US mail only. IRS does not file lawsuits. IRS has enough administrative authority under the IRS Code and related regulations to collect all taxes lawfully due the federal government. Court action, if any is handled by the DOJ and all parties are entitled to legal assistance if it is a criminal matter. But--tax disputes are for the most part civil matters. 90% of all IRS tax disputes are settled administratively. IRS has absolutely no authority to call on local law enforcement for anything. Local law is never involved in IRS tax disputes. IRS does not threaten to involve local law enforcement or to arrest you for nonpayment of federal taxes. IRS has no powers of arrest as related to ordinary tax disputes. Having a deficiency in taxes owed by way of audit is NOT a crime. IRS does not cold call anyone and demand immediate payment of money. IRS does not ask for financial information over the phone. IRS does not accept Green card money paks for payment in any case. No one is prosecuted for ordinary tax disputes. IRS has absolutely no authority over anyone's professional license. Professional licensing is handled by state governments. Yes, levies on property to satisfy an existing tax obligation do occur, but only after a very long period of negotiation. And yes, liens are placed on individuals but usually after a lot of negotiation and a failure to reach a settlement. All determinations of tax liability are subject to appeals. All contacts by the IRS are initiated by US mail.
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