Said they were the IRS and we are to call them back right away before we get arrested for non-payment of taxes. Male caller had a mild Indian accent. Call ended with "God bless you". Right. Don't think the IRS would say that.
I just got the same call but allowed it to go to voicemail. They go so far as to say there will be a warrant for my arrest. The I.R.S. would not speak like this. This is a SCAM!
I got this call today on my voice mail for a second time, and wondered if they were trying to track down the previous owner of my phone number. The guy stated he was officer Stevens, his voice sounded middle eastern, which raised the first red flag. He proceeded to say that an IRS enforcement proceeding was being filed against me, and that I should call them back. It sounded fishy as the IRS always sends you notice through the mail. So I Googled this the return call number and found this post.
This is a Pakistan or India based IRS scam. Do not fall for it. The IRS does not initiate any legal action via phone.
Read http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/press/press_tigta-2014-03.htm
As general background information, here are a few things you can do:
1) Report it to TIGTA under http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml especially if you have become a victim (lost money, gave personal information etc.). You can also file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission at ftc.gov/complaint (include “IRS Telephone Scam" in your complaint). This way you can also help the government establish specific fraud patterns.
2) Help kill their phone lines. The scammers use Voice over IP lines (e.g. magicJack (Ymax corporation)) to make it seem as if they are calling from the US. This is always against these companys' terms of service and can lead to immediate termination of their contract and blocking of their IP addresses for future attempts to register. Do a reverse look up of their telephone number (e.g. www.whitepages.com) to identify the Voice over IP provider and report it to the company and or law enforcement (local police and/or state attorney general)
3) If you are really annoyed: call or write to your representative in Congress. As these scams happen all over the country maybe this will trigger a reaction and provide US law enforcement agencies with the political backing and the resources they need to work in India and Pakistan together with local authorities (it can happen, read: http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/ex-call-cen ... mmission-320427). A US task force has already been set up in Jamaica to nab scammers there (see http://www.ice.gov/doclib/news/library/reports/cornerstone/cornerstone7-1.pdf). You can use the following template for your letter (more powerful!) or email:
I got a call for 206 512 1502. heavy accented guy told me a warrant was issued for my arrest for tax evasion/fraud. He even gave me a case number and told me the FBI would be coming for me. SCAM