A recorded message says the call is from US Treasury Legal Department regarding a law enforcement action against our name, though our name is not mentioned...SCAMMERS!!!
Left a computer generated message today (that was hard to understand) at 3:38 pm (Friday, 9/11) saying it was the US Treasury and there was a claim against me and that my attorney and I had 24 hours to respond. Same as all the others and ironically some at the same exact same time. Seems like a scam to me.
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 got this call during work, and they left a voice mail saying that I had 24 hours to call back, something about taxes and debt or something, and the U.S treasury I think, I had to listen to the message 3 times to figure out what it was for. Total scam. I wish scammed would just leave me alone, I'm just a college student.