I just got home from work tired & hungry. There was a new message in my answering machine. It says "last and final notice" call 360-967-4314. The message really sounds genuine and legitimate i.e. a woman's voice which we phone users hear all the time. Not checking my callers ID I called the number and a guy answered that he is an agent of IRS telling me that I owe $1,600.00 for erroneous tax returns from 2008 to 2013. He told me further that I have two options either to settle out of court or get a lawyer and time is running out. I asked his name and he gave me a fictitious name "David Chomas?" Told me further that if I settle out of court pay to the IRS with this address "915 2nd Ave. Washington P.O. Box 98174. Is there such an address? I dig more information from him asking me why can't the office (IRS) send me a copy of the lawsuit against me. He couldn't satisfy my questions and he hung up. My advice to all don't answer this number. They are scams.
Didn't answer when # came up on caller ID because we didn't recognize it. Left message like others here have had -- final notice from IRS, IRS going to file suit, must call the #. Of course, we didn't call ... we know better.
(Ironically, we just sent our quarterly estimated tax payments in yesterday to the IRS and to MO.)
Hello this call is officially a final notice from IRS Internal Revenue Service. The reason of this call is to inform you that IRS is filing a lawsuit against you. To get more information about this case file please call immediately on our department number 360-967-4314. I repeat 360-967-4314 Thank you. (Tuesday 11:53 a.m.)
This was the call word for word. I never received a notice prior to this "so called" final notice. Beware it sounds convincing.
Call claiming to be IRS. Scam. Says there is a lawsuit against me. The IRS does not have lawsuits, they file liens against people. Do not bother calling back, just block or ignore them.
They just called with the same words filing a lawsuit against us. I wondered for what???? Glad I went online to check this number out now knowing it's a scam. Will be blocking this number for sure.
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.