Who called from 4088337006

Phony IRS scam!!

Got message on answering machine from this number.. claim to be calling on behalf of IR.  Warned me to not to ignore the call or I would be facing criminal charges. Caller does not identify who he wants to speak with. I plan not to return this call; I am confident this is a scam!!

There is a widespread IRS (or CRA) or "tax scam" being  practiced by scammers on both USA and Canadian residents.

USA tax payers should read this:
http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Reiterate ... -Telephone-Scam

Canadian tax payers should read this:
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/nwsrm/lrts/2013/l131210-eng.html

Short answer:
The IRS never initiates a contact via phone.
They always send a snailmail first.

Educational post:
This scam is also described as scam #11, here:
http://phonehelp.2truth.com/facts_rev.html

If you were contacted by an IRS impostor, you may file a report, after clicking on this link:
http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml