Claims I'm being sued by IRS. They call from Seattle WA but leave a return number of Wash DC 202-241-7917 and 253-214-2560 so that you think it might be legit. Got THREE calls between 8/3 and 8/5
I received 2 calls this week with exactly the same numbers as Geri reported above. I called them back, and a spokesperson threatened me with a huge fine of over $90,000 with jail time, and he said I "miscalculated the income tax" for the 5-year period of 2002-2007. I said I don't believe that I had any tax problems in those years at all. Then, he said he'll "ask his supervisor" to help me out.
When he returned, he said "they can lower the charge from $11,000 to $9,000." After a couple of minutes, he lowered it to $3,000! Once I said that I couldn't pay him anything, I requested that he send an official letter from the IRS to confirm the situation. He told me that if I don't agree to pay anything, I should hire a lawyer. I kept saying no, as I wouldn't do anything unless I receive an official letter from the IRS. Then, the guy asked me to pay even less; $500 by this Friday, so that they can decide if they can "settle the case" after that. Sounds like he was trying to milk me out of much money as he could.
Does anyone have any idea on how to bring justice to this scammer? I know for a fact that the caller spoke English with an Indian accent, and that he had called me once before; a couple of years ago.