Well we do. You fell for it the first time, now they know they can scare you into paying them. This is one of the most highly publicized scams in America.
IRS Scam:
The IRS does not need to sue anyone. They also do not bother arresting people for a few thousand dollars. They don’t send the local police or Sheriff to arrest you. Everything they do is done either administratively or using Federal Agents. They don’t call you up and demand immediate payment. If you are going to be arrested, they don’t call you up to warn you. They only issue arrest warrants for people who are really bad actors and have tried to stick them for very large amounts of money, not a few hundred or thousand. Administratively, they send you first class letters delivered by the Post Office. Several of them. Ignore those, and they then send certified letters that you need to sign for. Again delivered by the Post Office. Ignore those and they simply freeze your bank accounts and anything else you own. If they can do that, then why would they bother with a court case that might take them years before they get in front of a judge? The IRS does not accept payment in Itunes Cards, Amazon gift cards, or any other type of payment other than cash, check, credit or debit card (from normal everyday citizens).
Official IRS Government site detailing this scam and providing links to report it:
http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Warns-of-Pervasive-Telephone-Scam
https://www.irs.gov/uac/Online-Scams-that-Impersonate-the-IRS
https://www.irs.gov/uac/Tax-Scams-Consumer-Alerts
https://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/Phone-Scams- ... 6-Filing-Season
https://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Complete ... -Scams-for-2015
https://www.irs.gov/uac/irs-warns-taxpayers-o ... unes-gift-cards
I received the same exact thing, I spoke to a lawyer she said it happens to her also it's a scam. If anyone figures out a way to get them to stop let me know. Thanks
Invest in a call blocker and DO NOT pick up on call numbers you do not recognize. You might want to block the entire 202 area code; it is often used by these kinds of scammers.
202 241-0113 called. A recording of a man claims he is from the (IRS) and says they have 4 allegations against me and if I do not call them back some one is coming to arrest me wiithin 24 hours.
Are these dudes for real? Called me 3 times in the first half of today. I know I have no issue with the IRS. , so hopefully no ones falling for this Bull
These guys calling me everyday for a week telling me that if i dont respond the IRS will arrest me. IRS dont operate like that and more than likely is not in Washington , they're in Georgia