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Recieved the same phone call this morning at 805am.  Went on line to look up phone number a realized what a terrible scam this is.  I called back to waste their time and listen to all the threats.  I told them I want to resolve the money issue at the amount of $4,342.92.  They transfered me to a senior a-- h--- and he advised that all is being recorded and I must go to one of the stores that was close to my home to purchase a tax voucher.  He advised that they will be on the phone with me throughout the entire trip to verify until purchase is made and payment is resolved.  He then asked me for my cell phone. I told him "I don't have a cell phone"  He said how will we handle the matter without a cell phone.  I said well I guess we can't, but it pleases me that I took some of your time  to prevent you from scamming other innocent people.  He told me that he is very proud of being part of this scam.  Then hung up.

I received this robo message today as well.  Word for word.  I did speak with a man with a heavy eastern accent who threatened to have the sheriff show up if I wasn't willing to "work it out".  And then started calling my home repeatedly when I declined.  Definitely a scam.

I received the call with the recording this morning a little before 9:00 a.m.  I tried calling this number immediately but there was no answer.  I called again around 10:00 and a male answered claiming to be Daniel Peters from the IRS, explaining I had a tax deficiency.  His rap was very good as he had me convinced that he was who he said he was, giving me an ID #, desk number and street address, which I neglected to write down.  

I argued with him for several minutes at how irregular this was and how astonished I was that I had never received any registered mail on the issue.  He claimed agents tried on two occasions to personally deliver notice of the deficiency and he had my street address.  He wanted the phone number of my lawyer and I told him my wife and I were both lawyers and he could discuss the deficiency with me.  He asked why I needed a lawyer if I am a lawyer.  (I apologize to all IRS agents for thinking they might be that dumb to ask such a question.)

I asked him what years were involved and how much the deficiency was.  He said it was $8,597.56 total for the years '10, '11 and '12.  He said suit would be filed in "Superior Court" today (another red flag since the federal court would be called "District Court" and the local state court for me would be  "Circuit Court"), and that the papers would be served within a few days.  I told him the officers trying to serve the papers would at least stick them on my door if I weren't home, unlike the agents he claimed had tried to deliver the deficiency notice.

I did work up some outrage for about an hour that the Service would be so callous and unbusinesslike to file suit without sending written notice by mail.  At least I didn't give him any personal information other than my name, although I did confirm my street address which he already had.

I guess I need to make sure my burglar alarm is turned on during the day since he now knows the house is often empty during daytime working hours.

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today warned consumers about a sophisticated phone scam targeting taxpayers, including recent immigrants, throughout the country.

Victims are told they owe money to the IRS and it must be paid promptly through a pre-loaded debit card or wire transfer. If the victim refuses to cooperate, they are then threatened with arrest, deportation or suspension of a business or driver’s license. In many cases, the caller becomes hostile and insulting.

“This scam has hit taxpayers in nearly every state in the country.  We want to educate taxpayers so they can help protect themselves.  Rest assured, we do not and will not ask for credit card numbers over the phone, nor request a pre-paid debit card or wire transfer,” says IRS Acting Commissioner Danny Werfel. “If someone unexpectedly calls claiming to be from the IRS and threatens police arrest, deportation or license revocation if you don’t pay immediately, that is a sign that it really isn’t the IRS calling.” Werfel noted that the first IRS contact with taxpayers on a tax issue is likely to occur via mail
Other characteristics of this scam include:
Scammers use fake names and IRS badge numbers. They generally use common names and surnames to identify themselves.
Scammers may be able to recite the last four digits of a victim’s Social Security Number.
Scammers spoof the IRS toll-free number on caller ID to make it appear that it’s the IRS calling.
Scammers sometimes send bogus IRS emails to some victims to support their bogus calls.
Victims hear background noise of other calls being conducted to mimic a call site.
After threatening victims with jail time or driver’s license revocation, scammers hang up and others soon call back pretending to be from the local police or DMV, and the caller ID supports their claim.
If you get a phone call from someone claiming to be from the IRS, here’s what you should do:
If you know you owe taxes or you think you might owe taxes, call the IRS at 1.800.829.1040. The IRS employees at that line can help you with a payment issue – if there really is such an issue.
If you know you don’t owe taxes or have no reason to think that you owe any taxes (for example, you’ve never received a bill or the caller made some bogus threats as described above), then call and report the incident to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration at 1.800.366.4484.
If you’ve been targeted by this scam, you should also contact the Federal Trade Commission and use their “FTC Complaint Assistant” at FTC.gov.  Please add "IRS Telephone Scam" to the comments of your complaint.
Taxpayers should be aware that there are other unrelated scams (such as a lottery sweepstakes) and solicitations (such as debt relief) that fraudulently claim to be from the IRS.
The IRS encourages taxpayers to be vigilant against phone and email scams that use the IRS as a lure. The IRS does not initiate contact with taxpayers by email to request personal or financial information.  This includes any type of electronic communication, such as text messages and social media channels. The IRS also does not ask for PINs, passwords or similar confidential access information for credit card, bank or other financial accounts. Recipients should not open any attachments or click on any links contained in the message. Instead, forward the e-mail to [email protected].

More information on how to report phishing scams involving the IRS is available on the genuine IRS website, IRS.gov.

http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Warns-of-Pervasive-Telephone-Scam

IT'S doesn't care while these frauds continue. Last year my electronic tax would not go thru unless I removed one of my daughter as dependent. Apparently someone else used her SS and claimed her. Multiple calls and faxes to IRS were never returned.