call from an Indian accent regarding US Treasury requiring my appearance before a magistrate or I'll go to jail, blah blah blah was the rest of the message. As usual, a scam. I keep reporting these "creative' people to the FTC.
the drop down below for call type doesn't have "present themselves as US gov't" type of call.
Most likely garden variety IRS scam. Ignore and block the calls.
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.
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I rec'd today 3 msgs from 209-736-5885. Messages left were all threatening messages. I am so grateful to read your email of 08-05-2015. Unfortunately the only thing we can do is just delete these messages. Each time these people call me they have a different phone#-but message is always the same. Name of person that called me this time is Dennis Gray.