SCAM: I received call today. Caller left staticy automated voicemail message with foreign accent: "Hi, I'm calling to contact you regarding an important action executed by US Treasury. I'm James Atkins (Paxton?). Ignoring this will be intentional offence to award appearance to magistrate judge or grand jury for a federal criminal offense. Please call me at 352-587-9708 (Caller ID lists 352-587-9708 Brooksville, FL). I want you to cooperate with us and help us to help you."
I think this SCAM also uses 352-279-8576 as this unknown number shows up on my cell phone id as 352-279-8576 Brooksville, FL..
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. 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 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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352 587 9708 got a call from this - called back he said he was from the US Treasury - I asked his address and he game me my address. I asked to speak to his supervisor and he hung up.
I received this call on my land line - the person threatened legal action against me for delinquent taxes I don't owe! He described himself as an officer from the Department of the Treasury. I called him back on my cell phone and told him I knew it was a scam and that I'm reporting him. He continued to threaten me with his intent to arrest me, despite me telling him I was on to him!!
They called me too. I called them back with my best accents and asked them questions like if they read the Quran. I called like 5 times with different accents and stupid questions about who they were. They hung up on me every time. Have fun with these jerks if you want to. I had my wife busting up. It was that Gaston guy with an Indian accent too.