Total scam. Originates in either India or Pakistan. Ignore and block the calls. Read the other posts.
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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Received VM to call this number - that the IRS was filing suit. I returned the call and spoke to someone who would not identifiy himself. Hung up and called back. The second time I was given an agent name and badge ID. When I pressed for more info I was told that it was a mistake and they had contacted the wrong person.
Tamianth and Slim offer good advice as do several others on here. Unless YOU have initiated contact with the IRS and spoken with someone, you'll hear nothing from them by telephone. Disregard calls and instructions from impostors and report them to the link Tamianth provides.