A message from Sean Williams, department of legal affairs. Said I would need a lawyer as I had legal problems. His tone was threatening with middle eastern accent. Foolishly called him back and said I was an attorney, and he said, "You're an attorney"?
When I said I was, he slammed the phone down. His message had ended with "have a blessed day", and "God bless", which I thought was odd for a 'department of legal affairs' agent.
I got a message from Sean Williams at that number on July 8 claiming he was from Legal Affairs and that I had an enforcement action in my name. I just called the number and the voicemail announcement claims it is for Larry Rodgers of the US Treasury. Both of these these guys have the same accent. Left a message for them to call me again. We shall see.
Report the Calls to the real IRS here:
•report the incident to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration at 800-366-4484.
•You can also file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission at FTC.gov. Add "IRS Telephone Scam" to the comments in your complaint.
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Do consider getting a call blocking device or phone.. You can google them and many are around $40.00 or so.If its a cell phone, some already have call blocking, if not, there are free apps on the web that will work for some. You can google this. If you have a smart phone, there is a free app called call control. Iphones appear to have apps also. Another one is called Mr. Number.
For tracfone & straight talk:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id ... .tracfone&hl=en
Just got a call from this number 347-632-1864. I didn't answer said he was from the dept of legal affairs. Very thick accent,said if I don't call him back, I will be arrested tomorrow. Scam
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.