Well they are still up to it, only now he has a lady friend calling from Howell, MI on 517-518-7024. Only difference was instead of "have a blessed day" she said I should have my attorney call her back. Really?
I, too received the same call on 12/10/14, the day after I put my dog down for cancer. I was vulnerable. Went for a walk and when I returned the message was on the machine. The Indian guy claimed he had a common American name, first words were to give him the name of the Criminal Attorney I was working with, which blew me away. He then accused me of tax fraud of thousands of dollars and expected it back that day in cash. He told me I breeched 4 different tax codes and willfully defrauded the government out of this money. He told me the IRS electronic filing system no longer worked and I needed to wire it through cards purchased at a gas station. I was so frightened when he named several people and HOW they were related to me, told me I would lose all my assets including my nursing license (never told him I am a nurse) and would be in federal prison that day. Long and short of it, I fell for the scam and borrowed the money from a relative; the caller demanded I stay on the phone with him the entire time, almost 5 hours, so he could hear the conversation that occurred. I'm upset it happened, and am working to repay the loan from this relative. He called me again the next day 17 times, but I didn't answer the phone. The last call he claimed to send the authorities. I was not aware of this scam until it was over. I called the local authorities, placed a complaint on the IRS and FTC website, and today am contacting the FBI to work with them, and have done many other things to protect myself.
Same message received like everyone else on 12/10/14, claiming to be an IRS agent involved with tax fraud. Going to send police to arrest me if I didn't call back. Got this call earlier this summer, but could never get through to caller.
Report the Calls to the real IRS here:
•report the incident to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration at 800-366-4484.
•You can also file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission at FTC.gov. Add "IRS Telephone Scam" to the comments in your complaint.
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Do consider getting a call blocking device or phone.. You can google them and many are around $50.00 or so.If its a cell phone, some already have call blocking, if not, there are free apps on the web that will work for some. You can google this. If you have a smart phone, there is a free app called call control. Iphones appear to have apps also. Another one is called Mr. Number.
Can't believe that people fall for this kind of thing, after so much as been put out in the media about it. I've noticed that women seem prone to falling for this scam. I know they target women, single mothers, the elderly and members of the immigrant community.
Beware and take care. If they hit you once successfully, they sure going to try to hit you again!.
Axiom:
If anyone with an Indian accent cold calls you and 1. threatens you or 2. offers you something, you know it's a scam and hang up immediately and block the call.
Corollary
Never wire anyone money if you do not know them personally.
File a complaint with the FBI on their Internet Crime webpage http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
IRS does not file lawsuits. 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. It has no powers of arrest. If LE is necessary, US Marshals do the job. IRS does not cold call anyone and ask for money. 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 usually a lot of appeals. All determinations of tax liability are subject to appeals. All contacts by the IRS are initiated by US mail.