Got a call from Dir Assist IA saying from treasury department telling me to call 202-559-0666 or face the consequences. Has to be a fraud call. Dept. Of Treasury would certainly contact by mail, not by phone, and certainly wouldn't place a call from Iowa saying to call D.C. These people need to get an honest job like the rest of us.
I got a similar call that left a fem robot message. Just got the end of it that I was going to be prosecuted. The call came from 614 555 0146. I called the 202 # and the 614 # back and they were not working numbers. I also got one a few weeks ago saying that the IRS was suing me. They only send letters so I knew it was a scam. i don't get what they are getting out of it!
freaked me out! and I am elderly, I guess? lol got same call, home phone.......didn't call back just went online and read these posts. so thanks! woman on recorded message and couldn't really understand her, but freaked me out!
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
I’m an Enrolled Agent with the IRS (Inactive). IRS does not initiate contacts by phone. US mail only. IRS does not file lawsuits. 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. If LE is necessary, US Marshals do the job. 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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