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
Report them:
https://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml
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.
JUST used offerup sales application twin cities area and now received a message stating legal action will be taken against me. Call from new York number 347 408 0225.
Coincidence that my number was texted to this person, Denis savage mn, less than 1.5 hours ago? Possibly, but if you just contacted this same person then....
I've now received two phone calls from this number. Each time a voicemail was left. The first scared my roommate and I so we called it back and were told that I was being audited and needed to take immediate action or the IRS would have me arrested. I was immediately doubtful and called my father who reminded me that any official government proceedings will be officially documented and would certainly not be addressed with a rude, intimidating phone call. I told the man on the phone to never call me again, that I was uninterested in his scam. Today, I just received a voicemail from a perky but robotic sounding woman who urged me to call this number immediately about an "urgent legal matter that needs to be resolved." It should be clear to most that these callers are not official nor trustworthy. My concern is how they accessed my number in the first place.
Funny.... "Jeff Thomas" called our home wanting to speak to my husband. Said he, too, was from the Dept of Legal Affairs. After reading him a few of these posts (and thank you all!), I informed him I would be calling our local sheriff's department and informing of this call. Asked him (nicely, I might add) to NEVER call this number again and hung up the phone! Beware!
I got a voicemail message from this number claiming to be Jennifer Lincoln (with an Indian accent). She claimed to be from the Dept. of Legal Affairs and urged me to call her back because someone was bringing legal action against me.