yes there is people calling me from this number also and is telling me the same thing as above i have not called the number back because i too thought it was strange that i first did not receive something in the mail. this is a scary thing that people are doing. scam. just waanted people to know this is going on to be very careful of these calls.
A supposed IRS agent called early this morning telling me that I owed $1,126 due NOW. Said he would keep the line open until I got the money and to call him when I had done so. He even sent a taxi to take me to the bank since I don't drive. He said if I hung up he would start criminal proceedings. After I hung up, the phone rang several times with this number. I was terribly upset.
Offered to send a taxi? New one on me. Never heard of one of these scammers trying that. You should go to your local police and tell them what happened. They can at least notify the public and the media.
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. 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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Pinglehart., dont do it, its a scam,,,,for starters the IRS doesnt contact anyone for that matter.....Everything goes out via mail, if you owe the IRS.........Dont send them any money.........he has a foriegn accent, that a red flag itself
The same happened to me today but got scared when he said if I didn't pay today I was getting arrested I panicked and lost $200 till my friend said google it and I found this if only she would have told me earlier :(