I received a call from 415-323-1082 mentioning that I am in violation of IRS and will be arrested if I don't make a payment by end of day today. I was been asked for my attorney's number and was also been told that all my bank accounts, credit cards etc will be freezed. I was been told that I cannot make a payment through credit card or debit card or wire transfer as there is a criminal charges/offense against me due to unpaid taxes. I was been told that if I don't make a payment of around $7,000.00 today I will be in prison and there will be legal action taken against me and the new charges after legal charge will be around $12,000.00. The only way for me to make payment to them would be through payment voucher which can be purchase from CVS or any other convenience store. Obviously I was a bit scarred however I called IRS to verify if I owe any taxes and was been told that I don't owe anything to IRS at the current moment.
I received similar call. He left a voice message - His name was Kevin Richardson from Tax Litigation Department. There is a tax inefficiency and I need to contact them immediately. This matter is not to be taken lightly or disregarded. Then he left a case number.
This caller called 2-3 days in row stating IRS and tax litigation and weird stuff, warning of consequences and ending the call with "take care" message.
I called back and some "Andy from IRS speaking". I asked his IRS identity and he hung up.
I got a call from that same indian guy... had to have him repeat where he is from 3 times to understand he was saying "Tax litigation Department" from the IRS. He called me from a Californian number 415-323-1082 at 8 am NY time which in California is 5am, not working hours (obviously calling from a remote location). He told me to call Michael Carter 415-323-1082 and give him some reference number, my Date of Birth and he will tell me what miscalculation i did in my prior years return. What the indian "IRS" guy could not provide me with was the last 4 digits of my social security number. That's how I knew it was a scam. So I called the IRS at 1800-829-1040 and they looked into my case and saw everything was fine and that they did not call me. I passed on all this information. Hopefully they catch these guys.