The gentleman on the phone informed me that I owed $4k in back taxes, but was unable to give me any detailed information. He asked what the balance of my checking and savings accounts were. When I informed him I would not be giving him any personal information, he threatened me with force, and told me "There is a warrant out for your arrest, and within 30 minutes of ending the call, the police will show up at your residence to arrest you". I reminded me that he had none of my personal information, he got angry and eventually hung up.
I called my bank immediately, and they informed me that the IRS deals primarily with written mail, and to never give out information to a scam like this.
The IRS does not need to sue anyone. 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? They also do not bother arresting people for a few thousand dollars for the same reasons I have already given.
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
I just got a message from Nikki Johnson in a weird computer generated voice from the IRS telling me to NOT ignore this call. Umm lady I just got my tax refund so obviously I am fine with the IRS.... weirdo.
Left me a message saying they are Nikie Johnson from IRS and need to call them back, NOT HAPPENING HERE...I WORK FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT!!
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