Long rambling recorded message when I answered. Very thick accent, said he was calling from the IRS, but never mentioned my name or my husband's name. Said that needed to have me or our lawyer contact them right away. Gave his name as "John Parker" (I think - hard to understand). Message concluded by saying that if I chose to ignore the call then all he could do was wish me a nice day.
There is a widespread IRS or "tax scam" being practiced by scammers on both Canadian and USA residents.
USA tax payers should read this:
http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Reiterate ... -Telephone-Scam
Short answer:
The IRS never initiates a contact via phone.
They always send a snailmail first.
Educational post:
This scam is also described as scam #11, here:
http://phonehelp.2truth.com/facts_rev.html
If you were contacted by an IRS impostor, you may file a report, after clicking on this link:
http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml
I received the same message. Identified himself as "Officer John Parker" in a thick accent and said it was urgent I or my legal representative contact him immediately. Did not identify where he was from, what the issue was or that he knew my name.
Very sketchy.