Got the Nikki Johnson call too. Guy with a thick Indian accent, sounded like he was calling from a busy warehouse and not an office setting. He asked for my name and number. I provided only the number, and said "well you should have my name since you called me." He threatens, "I am trying to help you, but if you aren't willing to give me this information I can send the local authorities to your house to arrest you." So I counter: "I've got nothing to be arrested for. But tell me, where would you send these officers? What's my address?" And he stammered and hung up. I then looked up the phone number on Google, and found out this is a huge SCAM. WARNING: (323) 647-5768 "Nicky Johnson" IRS Agent SCAM. #nickyjohnson #irsphonescam
I’m an Enrolled Agent with the IRS (Inactive). IRS does not initiate contacts by phone. US mail only. IRS does not file lawsuits. 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. If LE is necessary, US Marshals do the job. 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 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.
The male scam callers from India and Pakistan are often abusive towards women when they find their scams aren't working. Never return these kinds of calls. Accent should be a dead giveaway of a scam.
Had 2 separate calls from this number claiming they are the IRS and that we needed to contact them quickly so that we would not get arrested because we owed them money which is not true.