I received similar recorded call this morning from number that showed up as "private" on caller ID. The automated message stated that they have repeated attempted to contact us and then " "This is a final notice from the IRS, Internal Revenue Service. The reason that this call is to inform you that IRS is filing lawsuit against you. To get more information about this case file, please call immediately on 202-241-5713. I repeat 202-241-5713. Thank you."
I will follow your suggestion on contacting IRS and DO NOT Call Registry.
I received a call at 6:45am!! I knew the IRS would not call at that time. It was a computer message telling me the IRS was pressing charges against me and told me to call 212-241-5713. I called them and gave them an ear full and told them they are a bunch of scammers. How do we get rid of them?
I got a call at 7:03 AM from "Illinios 630-894-0625". Robotic female voice said "We have been trying to reach you. Please consider this call to your final notice. You are being sued by IRS Internal revenue Service. For more information on this action call 202-241-5713"
This is a Pakistan or India based IRS scam. Do not fall for it. The IRS does not initiate any legal action via phone.
Read http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/press/press_tigta-2014-03.htm
As general background information, here are a few things you can do:
1) Report it to TIGTA under http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml especially if you have become a victim (lost money, gave personal information etc.). You can also file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission at ftc.gov/complaint (include “IRS Telephone Scam" in your complaint). This way you can also help the government establish specific fraud patterns.
2) Help kill their phone lines but not by calling them back directly (the number may be spoofed and repeat calls by you may - under exceptional circumstances- amount to harassment). The scammers use Voice over IP lines (e.g. magicJack (Ymax corporation)) to make it seem as if they are calling from the US. This is always against these companys' terms of service and can lead to immediate termination of their contract and blocking of their IP addresses for future attempts to register. Do a reverse look up of their telephone number (e.g. www.whitepages.com) to identify the Voice over IP provider and report it to the company and/or law enforcement (local police and/or state attorney general)
3) If you are really annoyed: call or write to your representative in Congress. As these scams happen all over the country maybe this will trigger a reaction and provide US law enforcement agencies with the political backing and the resources they need to work in India and Pakistan together with local authorities (it can happen, read: http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/ex-call-cen ... mmission-320427). A US task force has already been set up in Jamaica to nab scammers there (see http://www.ice.gov/doclib/news/library/reports/cornerstone/cornerstone7-1.pdf). You can use the following template for your letter (more powerful!) or email: