Have received 2 phone calls before and after 9am .One is a woman and one is a man both threatening legal action against me from the Treasury Department.Number is blocked and still they call to threaten in broken English
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 just got the same call. Except he said he was from legal affairs. There was no "agency" specified so didn't illude to a tax matter, however he threatenend that if I didn't return the call or have an attorney call for me any delay could result in legal action. I played the message for my mother to get her thoughts and she is conviced it's a scam as well. Not going to entertain them.
The same number called me today. Threatening legal action and jail time if I do not send them $4,000 today and had me call my parents on 3 way and lie to them that I needed the money for a car accident if I did not want to go to jail. Total scam! Someone arrest these people !! They even somehow had "911" calling me on the other line!