Received a recorded message that the IRS had a lawsuit against me. When I called back, a man with a very strong accent answered. He could not understand me and asked me again and again to speak slowly. (When he asked, he was very rude.) He had my home phone number and previous address. Told me that I could pay the $2586 or meet them in court the next morning. When I asked to speak to his supervisor, he told me he was the supervisor! When I asked for his name, he refused to give it. I told him I hope the phone call was being recorded because he was acting so very unprofessional. I hung up and, still not realizing it was a scam, I called back 5 minutes later. Same guy answered but much more polite. Thinking it was a different clerk, I told him I had received a call but had not gotten much information from the person I had spoken to. I told him I wanted to report that person. Suddenly, the guy seemed polite, "I am so sorry he was rude. Am I being rude now? Do you know the name of the person?" As soon as he heard that I didn't have the name, he hung up. Can someone please put this specific phone number on the official IRS website to warn people like me who don't know how to search the web? (I called a younger friend who helped me out.)
Got the same call. A msg was left stating that the irs was suing me. I knew it was a scam. The irs would never just leave a msg with a blocked number. They typically communicate via certified mail or something more professional.
I called the 360 244 4261 number back and some guy saying his name was Frank Robinson with the IRS had a heavy accent asked for my name & phone # and then the name of my attorney because I was being sued by IRS. Little did he know
I just talked to IRS yesterday so I asked him for his Gov ID # and he told me to [***] off and hung up. The events are 100% accurate.
One call yesterday and two today with voice mail stating the IRS "Internal Revenue Services is filing lawsuit against you," and call immediately 360.244.4261, the department number, to settle the matter. One of the calling telephone numbers was blocked from caller ID, but the other said Long Beach, WA.
Please note the IRS web page http://www.irs.gov/uac/Tax-Scams-Consumer-Alerts, which provides guidance on how to respond and report the matter.
Still using the same number, 360-244-4261, the voice left a message saying that a lawsuit is being filed against me. (No mention of who) The voice was computer generated, with that uneven inflection that you get from an automation. I returned the call and got voicemail that did not identify a name or company. I didn't leave a message. Then I looked up the number here. I would like to thank everybody for the warnings. If they leave another message I'll know it's garbage. So glad this forum is available!