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.
July 8th 2015 a call from this number a white sounding woman stating I owe sales tax if I didn't call there would be a Warrent for my arrest! I am currently under probation for failure to pay sales tax here in Florida (which I paid back in the two months I've been on). the person I talked to was an Indian sounding male told me since I called my warrant was now active. my call was transferred to a second Indian male who told me the deputy was on the way.(they must have recording radio cause the deputy name i heard is one that works my area the deputy said he would be here in 10min) the Indian male stated I was going to jail for 16 months a non bondable offense and that all my bank accounts and credit cards were locked which I don't have any.it should have been my first clue.then my call was transferred to Robert Matthew which told me that deputy would be here in 20 minutes when I told him I wasn't home so I could call my lawyer he Stated he had logged on to my location from my phone and that I was in fact in home.Robert Mathew said i owe $5,888 and if I could pay today cash he would hold the warrant. should have been my second clue also told me I can't talked to any third party about the situation. 3rd clue. Dumd me . I was freaking out thought it was a legitimate call scrambled to get the money from family for about 4 hours till I realized it was a scam. I think they got my information from court records because it's the same amount that I just paid the clerk of courts. I called the sheriff and they said it was a scam. so I call the number back today and they answered so I let him have it!hopefully nobody falls for it as long as I did they use my vulnerability and try to get something.I'm going to keep calling the number back and give them a hard time just for the fun of it!
We don't owe any back taxes but who trusts the IRS. This is 2nd such call in 2 mos we've received. Thx for posting all the great details. Our call sounded identical to yours & I deleted it based on your input.
July 09, 2015 Just received this recorded message exactly as I have written the quote. "This is your final notice from the IRS, the nature and purpose of this call is to inform you that we have received a legal petition notice concerning a tax fraud against you. Before the matter goes to the Federal Claims Court House or BEFORE YOU GET ARRESTED, please call immediately on our hotline division number, that is, 1-213-674-4949 make sure you call us as soon as possible."
The FBI needs to put a stop to this nonsense...I could only imagine someone like an elderly person receiving a threatening call like this and not knowing who to turn to for help....