A recorded call with a heavy Russian accent, in bad english, the caller says "this is Officer David Carter, I am calling with an extremely urgent matter, If you Ignore this call the situation will get worse for you, again, this is Officer David Carter with the IRS" As far as I know, there are no "officers" with the IRS, only revenue agents and the IRS is a private agency. Secondly, I am an accountant and know that the IRS ALWAYS sends a letter and never cold calls taxpayers. They are very specific about the cause and the calculations and they provide the district and the phone number to call regarding the tax year(s) in question. If they cannot reach you, the may lein your bank account and give you 21-days to appeal or lawyer up. You cannot be arrested without due cause (there is no judgement), a chance to rebut and appeal, and a trial. This is not even a good scam caller. Block this douche.
I too receive a phone call from Officer David Carter today. he states that "I need you and your written attorney to return this call,this issue is extremely time sensitive."
I got the same message!! I actually got scared at first because we are making payments from 2014 where we screwed up our taxes trying to do them at home (never again)! We are in Cali I wonder if the is countrywide?