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. If LE is necessary, US Marshals do the job. IRS does not cold call anyone and ask for money. No one is prosecuted for ordinary tax disputes. All determinations of tax liability are subject to appeals. All contacts by the IRS are initiated by US mail.
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. If LE is necessary, US Marshals do the job. IRS does not cold call anyone and ask for money. No one is prosecuted for ordinary tax disputes. All determinations of tax liability are subject to appeals. All contacts by the IRS are initiated by US mail.
They have at least some information concerning the persons they call. Usually they get their information from brokers who get it from on-line lender outfits. They rely on the ignorance of the people they are calling.
Total scam. Originates in either India or Pakistan.
See: http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Reiterate ... -Telephone-Scam