I have received several calls from 315-351-0124 this morning. He says you or your attorney need to call him back "off the record." Obviously not really from the IRS if your asked to call back off record.
Caller said they were from the Internal Revenue service and to call a number (they repeated it twice but the phone call woke me up and I did not write it down) and "Do Not" ignore this phone call. To have my attorney or myself phone the number.
Seemed phoney to me and the voice on the othdder end sounded mechdanical.
There is a fairly common 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
Remember to return here, to 800notes.com, after you look at any of the information at that site, either to post more information, or to let us know you avoided the scam, or to read any further information about that number that others may post.
Claimed to be an IRS officer to call the number back but only get a recording but the mail box is full so a message could not be left. According to the the real Internal Revenue Service website, that all correcspondance through their office is done by mail no phone calls.
I received the same message. Early morning call with a follow up call a few hours later. I let both go to vmail and then researched online and found this site. It was "Officer John" threatening me with legal action if I did not respond and that I should have my attorney presence. If I did not act then "I feel sorry for you"