I have received two calls from this no.. with the announcement that the IRS has brought a lawsuit against me. and to
contact this number immediately. I am not a US citizen so I think it must be for a previous owner of this number.
Anyone else have this happen?
I have received two calls from this no.. with the announcement that the IRS has brought a lawsuit against me. and to
contact this number immediately. I am not a US citizen so I think it must be for a previous owner of this number.
Anyone else have this happen?
You were called by a THIEF and LIAR who has nothing to do with the IRS. This is a SCAM. The real IRS would mail letters if there was a problem. Ignore the calls.
This is a very common scam using many different numbers.
Official IRS Government site detailing this scam and providing links to report it:
http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Warns-of-Pervasive-Telephone-Scam
If you feel you SSN has been compromised, in addition to putting a fraud alert at the 3 credit bureaus, you may want to notify the IRS. Here is the link, fill out the proper form (probably 14039):
http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/How-Do-You-Rep ... aud-Activity%3F