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.
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
Thank you everyone, especially Carol for taking the time to typing the exact same voicemail left on my answer machine. I'm thinking that this could be a result of the IRS record hack, picking on people who may have balances or payment plans. Anyway, I can breathe now and go on with my life. THANK YOU ONE AND ALL FOR POSTING HERE!!!!!
Just returned a message to the same number, foreign accent, possibly Indian or Pakistani, said name was Roy Miller, I believe. He stated my name and city and said that IRS had filed a lawsuit and I told him that that's not true and that I am good with the IRS and he said something like, "if you say so"... and hung up. I then Googled the number and came upon this. Don't fall for it folks... FBI should go get these folks before someone falls for it...
We received a call on Monday that was on our recorder from an agent Judy ??? (the message was garbled), and it pretty much stated that if we didn't call this number, we could be arrested. I'm glad I looked this up before calling. Since they didn't use our names, I was suspicious from the beginning. They should be arrested! This has to stop!