I just got a message and the person...and he told me to call back on 202-509-0693 and that I would get a package in the mail ?? When I called back he verified my address (himself....I didn't give him any info)... and then asked if I got a package in the mail. Crazy. I tried to ask him when the original was send then he hung up. Seemed rude and he didn't want to be on the phone for long.
Received a call with a caller id of 800-829-1040 which is an IRS hot line number asking to call back this number for an IRS issue. This is not a legitimate IRS phone number as stated by calling the official IRS hotline number.
I called the dudes, one of them is named Jonathan Lee, and another Kevin James, claim to be IRS Agents, when I pressed for detailes, they said they actually are not with IRS, and then they hung up........
Got a call from 800-829-1040. Asked us to call back 202-509-0693. The man at the number claimed to be the IRS Criminal Unit. When called they just said to wait for a mail package before talking to them. It was not clear if they are legitimate or not. The man on the phone had a heavy Russian accent.
There is a fairly common IRS or "tax scam" being practiced by scammers in both Canada and the USA.
USA tax payers should read this:
http://www.irs.gov/uac/Tax-Scams-Consumer-Alerts
Note particularly the links at that site, warning of the scam!
A shorter explanation is Scam #11, as shown at
http://phonehelp.2truth.com/facts.html
That site also shows how other 800notes visitors have reduced the number of telephone scams and telemarketing calls they receive. (And, a link to Amazon's phone blocker devices and apps is there).