Weirdest thing. Called and left a VM, but the message was just "Our department number, 2028174429, I repeat, 2028174429." That was it! Not gonna call back but I might pick up if they call again.
This are scammer for the IRS. They are lyiers. The IRS will never call you or try to take your money without a notice. This people use lies and pressure to get you to bite their bait. I made the error to call them back to one of their numbers and they said I owe around $1400 with is not true. Plus we use a tax attorney to file our taxes. They keep saying not to communicate with my tax attorney regarding this call. Very shady! Is all a lie to take your money. A guy with a middle eastern accent hard to understand said that if I didn't set up a meeting they will send the police wherever I was. I told them I will take a risk as we never do anything wrong and knew in my gut feeling that this was the scammers that the news were talking about. Plus I will not allow an extranger come to my house and take my money. I felt violated to my privacy to be honest. Do not call and report the number. Block it and report it to the real IRS.
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
Report them:
https://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml
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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They called again and I picked up, yeah, it was just a recording about how the IRS is filing a lawsuit against me. Total BS, never believe someone who is calling you who claims to be from the IRS. Hope they don't call again!