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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I have received calls from 1-206-204-9680 stating they are the irs and they have a criminal case against. They need for me or my lawyer to call them back.
2nd time I've rec'd this threatening IRS message from 206-204-9680.
Looked on IRS web site & they explain exact what to do to submit your complaint on their site & Treasury Dept....who may pursue these con artists.
And no, as the IRS agent said, they never call & threaten. Everything is initiated by snail mail.
Buying a call Blocker is a good idea as it can also keep away annoying mkt scams & political solicitation on your private #.
Best of luck one & all.
Did not answer call. I bought a call blocking device for $80. So far, I have blocked 137 calls; the unit has thousands of phone numbers built in.
These idiots don't give up. The only way to defeat them is to block their number. When blocked, the call is immediately terminated; no ring at my home, but I can check to seehow many times a blocked number attempted to reach me.
IRS scam. Automated message telling me to call back or have my retained attorney call back... if I do not "good luck".. I'm tired of this. This is the second time I've had this happen to me and the first time I received a letter from Washington DC agents saying the guy was caught a plead guilty. When will this end?