Received this same call. Indian male with a heavy accent told me to call back and speak to an Alec Jones and gave me a reference number. I knew this didn't seem right but they keep calling. I called back the number and spoke to an Indian woman with a thick heavy accent. She told me that they notified me by certified mail numerous times and that I was going to be arrested for tax fraud. I am an intelligent person and tried to squeeze info out of her. She read off an alleged affidavit which didn't specify anything. I asked her to provide me with other info on me to see if she had the right person. She gave me my name and full mailing address but nothing else. She told me the errors were for 4 consecutive years and said that I didn't report my income correctly. I told her it was impossible and that I file jointly with my wife. I asked her why aren't you going after my wife as well and she said the problem is only with my taxes. This confirmed that this is a scam. If I am filing a joint return and there were issues, both my wife and I would be accountable I something wasn't reported or falsely reported. I told the woman that this is impossible and that is not how the IRS operates. She then said they will mail everything to me and hung up the phone. Whatever you do, do not give out your social security number to these people when they call.
I had a similar experience. My call was from 415-251-3769. A woman with a semi-French accent
claimed to be with the IRS litigation department and left threats and a reference number. Their voice mail (Indian guy) was full. Eric, an American, asked for the reference number and disappeared.
IRS said to call the Treasury Dept.'s IRS hotline. Not much help.
He told on message.he is from irs.And there are some dues. He also mentioned ref no. Instructed tocall immediatly. But when I called there was msssage and nobody pickup
•If you owe federal taxes, or think you might owe taxes, hang up and call the IRS at 800-829-1040. IRS workers can help you with your payment questions.
•If you don’t owe taxes, call and report the incident to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration at 800-366-4484.
•You can also file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission at FTC.gov. Add "IRS Telephone Scam" to the comments in your complaint.
A thick accented Indian man identifying himself as the IRS (The IRS does NOT make calls) Informed our client that she owed back taxes and could pay a lesser amount if she loaded and paid funds through a pre-paid card. THIS IS 100% a scam!! Do not release ANY information!