I had a pre recorded message from Officer Mark Woods that they had received a complaint against me and that I would be charged and go to jail. I was to call him back immediately. More out of curiosity I did, he didn't pick on my first try but did on the second try. When I started to question him as to his authority he asked me if I was a Patrick Flattery and I said "no" he hung up.
Trying to report this scam to the IRS was particularly frustrating ....I gave up.
IRS fakes. Too many of the predatory/spam phone calls reported here are targeted at senior citizens. Seniors may not be as savvy about these kinds of calls. I volunteer at a senior center, and I hear stories too often of seniors who go into a panic when threatened by the "monsters". Educate seniors of your acquaintance about how to use Caller ID to screen calls; they must stop before picking up the call to check if the name and number are ones they recognize. If the caller is a mystery, they should not pick up the call!