got the same message. Sounds like fraud. Below transcript.
This call is to inform you about a lawsuit which has been filed on your name so before we go with legal matter and send this case to the local County Ct. house kindly call us back on our number which is +1-202-241-8569. I repeat it's +1-202-241-8569. Thank you and. Goodbye.
Received an automated voice mail on 10/28/14 saying "you have been named in a lawsuit & to call them back before they send it to my local court.." Pretty sure this is a scam & won't call back.
Confirmed fraud attempt. 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://m.ndtv.com/article/india/ex-call-centr ... 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:
Received the same automated voice message today, 10/28/14, from phone number 1-202-241-8569 saying call them back before they send it to my county court. Couldn't hear the whole message as it started recording in the middle of the message. Sounds fake, won't be calling back
I received a message saying I was being named in a local lawsuit and I needed to call back it or would be taken to the local county court. Problem is area code from Washington DC area would bot be worried a bout a local county court in another county let alone another state. This is obviously a fraudulent call. DON'T Call Back!