Just got the call... had to laugh, but know some people are scamed by this guy...the IRS could mean anything unless they say Internal Revenue Service and id who they want to talk to... They could be International Republican Survey. Issueing a warrant for your arrest for not registering Republican this is Scam! Don't get Scammed ...
Thank You Internet for exposing this scam number 209 348-9029...
I have received the same phone call. I have called them back to say that they were scams. I told them in order to take me to jail they would have had to issue a 531C letter by registered or certified mail. I called from three different phone numbers and was blocked from them. The last call I made I went along with them and they wanted me to get $2853.00 from my bank and wire the money. They would walk me thru the details when I was were I could wire the money.. Having been a manager of payroll I know how the IRS operates. The IRS never calls and always sends paperwork to your home or work by registered or certified mail. I will be posting this number on Facebook so that my friends can continue to circulate it.
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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