You are in trouble, if you do not want federal prosecution and want to avoid facing a magistrate please call Steve Martin at 202 386 6353 immediately.
They left 2 messages on Wednevsday 7/17/2016 at 2:15 PM CST, and 3:35 PM CST.
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
See also: https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/scammers-continuing-pose-irs-agents
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 received a very garbled, recorded message on 7/13 around dinner time (ET). The message ran three times on our answering machine. From what we could tell he said he was from the Treasury and that we could be in trouble if we ignored the call and could face a magistrate judge or grand jury. Then they called again, twice, near midnight ET, both were automated when my wife answered the phone.
So I called the number back today (7/14) to ask why I was getting called at midnight and he said it was a network error, but that there was a 2013 issue and the IRS was threatening legal action. He tried to get me to give some information and when I told him I had called local authorities and called him out on this [***], the line went dead. After calling the number 3 different times today, they answer US Treasury, but they've all got heavy Indian accents. This has got to be a total fraud/scam. Don't give them any information!! They hang right up if you mention contacting the authorities.