They'll call if they know they're going to get any kind of answer. You want to anger them, try letting your phone ring with NO answer at all if you're able. Without a chance to maybe scare you into paying something you don't owe, they'll get tired of wasting time calling you. If you're able to completely ignore unknown calls, your situation will improve.
Annoyed by 3 messages left by this number stating that it was the IRS trying to contact me regarding a serious matter I decided to answer it this time.
Of course I knew it was a scam, IRS will never call you directly! I answered and a man with a thick heavy accent tells me that a warrant is out for my arrest for tax evasion from my taxes back in 2012.
I played along and told him, " well my kids are home with me. I'm scared what's going to happen to my kids when they take me away." He proceeded to tell me they will be put in foster care and once I have completed my 3 years then I will be with them again. Before he could say another word I told him he was being recorded and that I would be filling a police report. He then stated again that the federal agents will be at my home in 45 minutes.
I hate that there are people out there like this. Makes me sick to my stomach that my children have to live in a world with heartless people like them praying on innocent people like us.
I got a call from this man in April 2016, and again today at 1:15 PM. I let it go to VM both times. A man with a heavy accent claiming to be "Kevin Mason" left message that is partly unintelligible with sometimes nonsensical remarks about owing money to the US Treasury Dept. for taxes. The number is even from the Washington D.C. area. He pressured a call back by making threats to instill fear such as stating that ignoring the call is a federal offense & there will be serious consequences if I do not call back. It's an obvious scam. I made an audio recording of the message to keep, and then reported the call to the US Treasury Dept. on their scam line here: https://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml. I told them that I can provide the audio file. Please report this scam.