this call was left as a message - said they were from the IRS and said we were being investigated for tax fraud?????
I called the number, and they said we owed $x,xxx.xx. Which is completely false.
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
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.
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Called us twice on 6.29.2015. This is not the M.O. for the IRS. They are a bunch of cheating jerks but this is not one of their programs. If they want you...believe me....it will not be a phone call like these fools are using.
two messages stating from IRS, tax fraud. she told me it is urgent at this time and we were being recorded. i asked to speak to her supervisor if indeed US IRS, put me on hold, got 'disconnected'. called back asked to speak to supervisor again, he said if i did not cooperate they would start proceedings immediately. did not give them a chance to ask for any info. this was not the IRS.