This morning we received a phone message in an automated female voice, purportedly from the IRS today saying they are filing a lawsuit against us. "Immediately call 360-851-1764, I repeat 360-851…". Obviously some sort of scam. Irritating!
Automated message of a woman speaking in an accent slowly saying to call back this number because there is a lawsuit filed against my husband and I. I had this once before. they threatened to call the cops on me immediately while on the phone with them and have me arrested if I didn't send them money. The call was traced back to a "cellphone" in Washington D.C. Now its traced back to a cellphone in Seattle Washington. Give me a break. Has scam written all over it. I just paid my taxes and even got a small refund back. Who do they think they are scamming. I feel sorry for the poor elderly who are afraid and don't have the resources to check this out before giving the scammers what they want. Obviously it works because they keep doing it.
I've received a robo call from this number 3 times (twice just today). I phoned the FCC and was advised to contact the FTC and report it to them. I have done so. If you would like to do that, the number is 877-382-4357.
I wanted to add that I just phoned them back. A man with a heavy accent answered AS the IRS, and when I told him that I had reported him to the FTC, he said, "Oh. Okay." And hung up. I turned the tables on him and I don't think he liked it very much, since no one is answering the number there now. (At least for the time being, anyway.) :)