We got the message on our machine. I called our local TV station and they are going to investigate and warn people about this SCAM. Yes, it is a SCAM. The station also said to notify the police. If these people can be tracked down they will be arrested. What they are doing is a crime!!!!
I got a similar call. The person identified herself as "Van Cooper" an "officer" from the "Internal Revenue Services" ID number 0129970. She said I would be served with an arrest warrant tomorrow. I informed her I intended to report the information to IRS and disconnected.
Got the same type of call as others. Heavy accent, IRS phone scam demanding I pay over $5000 in fees for miscaluated tax returns from 2008-2013. threatened police would be sent immediately to arrest me if the call got disconnected. Tried phishing for my personnal information. The more I refused to provide info, the more angry & abusive he became, even dropped the "F-Bomb" numerous times.
Automated message -- so I came to the internet to find out more. Thanks, everyone! I'm sure the IRS would pre-warn me about a lawsuit via telephone. Bizarre. But fear works in America.