Received a message from this # regarding my tax information. definitely a scam!!!!
Because, The IRS does not call people; they send out a letter.
so, I am not worried Under "call type" there should be intimidating. Or at least attempting to intimidate.
BTW, I've tracked the number, and was released by free number App called: voIP
They called and lm about serious allegations against me in regards to my taxes. I returned the call and he stated he was officer Richard Williams but had a heavy foreign accent. He stated that cops would be knocking on my door with an arrest warrant due to a tax audit they performed. I asked him why haven't I received any letters. He stated we've sent multiple letters. I told him no he hasn't, you could tell that upset him in his voice. Then I asked him was he done. He stated yes and then I hung up on him
The IRS does not need to sue anyone. They also do not bother arresting people for a few thousand dollars. They don’t send the local police or Sheriff to arrest you. Everything they do is done either administratively or using Federal Agents. They don’t call you up and demand immediate payment. If you are going to be arrested, they don’t call you up to warn you. They only issue arrest warrants for people who are really bad actors and have tried to stick them for very large amounts of money, not a few hundred or thousand. Administratively, they send you first class letters delivered by the Post Office. Several of them. Ignore those, and they then send certified letters that you need to sign for. Again delivered by the Post Office. Ignore those and they simply freeze your bank accounts and anything else you own. If they can do that, then why would they bother with a court case that might take them years before they get in front of a judge? The IRS does not accept payment in Itunes Cards, Amazon gift cards, or any other type of payment other than cash, check, credit or debit card (from normal everyday citizens).
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
https://www.irs.gov/uac/Online-Scams-that-Impersonate-the-IRS
https://www.irs.gov/uac/Tax-Scams-Consumer-Alerts
https://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/Phone-Scams- ... 6-Filing-Season
https://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Complete ... -Scams-for-2015
https://www.irs.gov/uac/irs-warns-taxpayers-o ... unes-gift-cards