It's best not to do callbacks on numbers you do not recognize.
1) the number could be spoofed by a scammer and could be someone's residential number
2) you need to check the area code to make sure it isn't going to a foreign country like Jamaica (876)
that will cost you extra - a whole lot extra
3) if it is a scammer's real number they will record the fact that you returned the call and let other scammers
know it is a working number with an overly curious person who calls back.
They tend to pick on women, single mothers and the elderly. If you call them back they think you might be vulnerable in some sense or another and they will hammer you with even more calls. Block the calls.
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.
just got a call from this number - caller ID read "unassigned" so I didn't ans. it went to my answering machine and the message left said IRS was filing a law suit against me and to call this number. Of course I didn't -- just checked the phone number now and found out this scam - disgusting!!!