Got the same call and it put my wife in tears when she called them back. DO NOT CALL THEM BACK!!! From what I understand is that you could get billed for calling them back on your phone bill. I talked to him and he did not want to talk to me because I called him out on his bluff. I just hung up on him. H e had my wife thinking that officers were going to come and arrest her at our house in less than an hour. For tax fraud. back in 2010 or something. We file jointly but, she was the only one getting arrested With no notice. Whatever, Just ignore it!!!!!
Beware off this IRS phone scamm please Google IRS phone scams and see how they work I got the same call left a voicemail from a spoof number saying it was my final notice and something a bout a lawsuit. I called back the number useing a spoof number just like they do they told me I owe money from 2008 and if I don't pay it today I will be going to jail plus a big fine the guy couldn't speak good English red flag plus the IRS will always mail u a lot off stuff they don't call, this person passed the phone to some else acting like a officer with a fake badge number fake case number ask me if I had a lawyer and why didn't I pay this money I told him it was a scam he said the cops where on there way and hung up. Please don't fall for this scam they try to put fear in a people saying the cops will come and a lot people do get scared it all part off there scam they are in a call center in adiffent county be careful never call them back call the FBI or the local cops so somebody news and so others will not get scammed they are spoofing numbers where they make even look the cops are calling you this is a crazy world.scam
If someone calls saying he's an IRS agent and demands that you send money immediately, hang up.
It's a phone scam.In fact, it tops the IRS "Dirty Dozen" list of tax scams this year, and it's been surging in recent months, the agency said Thursday.
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), which oversees the IRS, has received reports of 290,000 scam calls since October 2013 and said nearly 3,000 victims have been swindled out of $14 million so far.
By altering their caller ID number to make it look like they're calling from an IRS office, these scammers often threaten vulnerable people like the elderly and new immigrants with things like arrest, deportation or the loss of their driver's license if they don't pay immediately for money purportedly owed.
Often leaving messages that say it's "urgent" you call them back, the scammers use common names and sometimes say they are from the IRS Criminal Division. They may even claim to know the last four digits of your Social Security number and send follow-up emails that appear to be from the IRS, TIGTA said.
They often demand that payments be made by prepaid debit card.
Once they make their threats, the scammers have been known to call back and again disguise their caller ID so it appears they are calling from the police department or the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
Or sometimes when they call, they may say you have a refund due and ask you to provide personal information so you can claim it.
The real IRS will usually contact you by regular mail first, if it needs to contact you at all. And the agency never demands immediate payment by phone or asks for credit card or debit numbers if they do call. It also never asks for personal or financial information by email, text or social media.
If you get what you suspect is a scam call, report it to TIGTA through its Web site or call 800-366-4484.
Oh they left a message claiming to be US Treasury Department threatening Federal criminal action. Serious attention needed before going to a Magistrate or Federal for a crimal offense. BULL! Never had an issue in all my years. They are tageting seniors, I think! Caller ID Said Number and W Angeles, CA