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
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.
I live in Ohio and received this same call today. The last time the IRS needed to contact me it was an actual person who telephoned. I believe this is just phishing.
This is not the IRA; it is a Nigerian scam. Do NOT call them back. Do NOT believe their threats. I had a friend who was scared to death of their threats and followed through on their demands. He was instructed to go to Walmart to get a Money Gram to pay the "outstanding" balance. These are predatory individuals preying on innocent Americans who are fearful of the IRS. Good luck!
Received a "last attempt" notification from the "IRS-Internal Revenue Service" about an open case against me, urging me to call them back immediately. I called the number back and the person on the line said I owed 3K for misfiled taxes between the years of 2008-2013. He stated they had tried to send me correspondence via USPS on 2 separate occasions and had not received a reply from me, and that the postal delivery had informed them I was not available to deliver the information to. I eventually told this person I was not going to continue to discuss the matter with them, and that if they were really the IRS, I had a feeling they would find a way to get in touch with me via mail.
Same thing just happened to me. 7-2-2015 in Texas. But when I called back the number I got no answer 2 times. I thank god because when you take to these people they make me so made.