Total scam. Originates in either India or Pakistan. Block and ignore. DO NOT RETURN THE CALL!
See: http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Reiterate ... -Telephone-Scam
See also: https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/scammers-continuing-pose-irs-agents
I’m an Enrolled Agent with the IRS (Inactive). IRS does not initiate contacts by phone. US mail only. IRS does not file lawsuits. IRS has enough administrative authority under the IRS Code and related regulations to collect all taxes lawfully due the federal government. 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 as related to ordinary tax disputes. Having a deficiency in taxes owed by way of audit is NOT a crime. 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 or Itunes cards or similar 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.
I just got a voicemail from this number that sounded like a female robo-voice from Apple Talk in the 1990s. Like the other callers, I'm pretty sure it says you will be taken into custody by the local "Coach." I actually called them back out of pure curiosity more than anything else. I said, "yes, I just got a voicemail from you?" A man with a very thick accent said, "Yes, we are the IRS and I am detective.....um...Detective Jeff...Jeff Peterson, and we have decided to randomly audit your taxes and you are facing criminal prosecution for the money you owe us." I laughed really loudly at him and hung up.
It is a scam. They will claim you took a payday loan and didn't pay it back and you are being arrested for fraud. The first time I got this I was so scared I called the local police to find out what I needed to do. They sent a police man to my house whom I am now friends with..lol. He told me that first of all what they are doing is illegal. They cannot threaten you in this manner to collect money. DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES GIVE PERSONAL INFO! If it was a valid attempt to collect a debt they will send something in writing and have to provide the name of the company the debt is owed. They will not and cannot arrest you. Only a licensed process server or police office can deliver information. Even if this were a vaLid complaint by a valid company, which it is not,, it would be considered a non violent offense and you would not be arrested in such a circumstance. It is also from another state which is not valid either. The police officer gave me the phones numbers of the Ca bureau of investigation and the fl bureau so that I could open cases. If they catch them and a class action suit is ever filed we may receive compensation for the suffering. These people went as far as finding my parents phone number and threatening them also. It really scared my father who is in very bad health. These are horrible people who should receive back 1000 fold the fraud that they are committing against others.
Total scam. Originates in either India or Pakistan. Block and ignore. DO NOT RETURN THE CALL!
See: http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Reiterate ... -Telephone-Scam
See also: https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/scammers-continuing-pose-irs-agents
I’m an Enrolled Agent with the IRS (Inactive). IRS does not initiate contacts by phone. US mail only. IRS does not file lawsuits. IRS has enough administrative authority under the IRS Code and related regulations to collect all taxes lawfully due the federal government. 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 as related to ordinary tax disputes. Having a deficiency in taxes owed by way of audit is NOT a crime. 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 or Itunes cards or similar 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.