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
See also: https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/scammers-continuing-pose-irs-agents
I’m an Enrolled Agent with the IRS (Inactive). IRS does not initiate contacts by phone. US mail only. IRS does not file lawsuits. IRS has enough administrative authority under the IRS Code and related regulations to collect all taxes lawfully due the federal government. 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 as related to ordinary tax disputes. Having a deficiency in taxes owed by way of audit is NOT a crime. 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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Had the "IRS" call my home phone three times today. Called back three times which rang into some kind of Google exchange. I called them back from my fax line (if they call back they will just get a fax tone). Gave them a bogus name and phone number. They still found my file! OMG, Am I in trouble. All my accounts have been frozen, home seized, pets put down, passport canceled. My life as I've known it is OVER! Right up until the time I asked "what kind of BS is this"? Told the guy to go "F" himself and he was still talking when I hung up.
They called at 7:30 and 8:10 this morning. Who actually believes this crap. This was voice to text and his Indian/Pakistani accent was hard to interpret.
"This is Jay Patterson calling you know-that(?) service. The nature and purpose we tried to call you and let you know about a legal lawsuit which has been filed against your name with the legal arrest warrant. So if you need any information about your case just kindly call us back on my call back number 205202013682052020136. Again this is James Anderson. I'll be Internal Revenue Service. Thank you. Goodbye."
Yeah, this guy called twice today using the name Anderson and the same broken english script mentioned above. I screen 100% of my calls because there are so many scams coming in on the landline.
Got IRS call yesterday from a Texas area code. Today from an Alabama area code. Same message same foreign voice, same bs. Called the numbers back to tell them what was REALLY on my mind only to get a recording that the numbers are no longer in service. Really tired of these bs calls.