If you have ever conducted business online (applied for a payday loan, filed your taxes, etc.), your personal identifying information is out there to be hacked, stolen and sold on the internet black market to criminals (like these).
This is a criminal extortion scam operating out of India. They are making the calls utilizing VOIP and the names of legitimate firms to make it appear the calls are originating from within the US. There is NO "company" or "debt" and you will NOT be arrested. They are harvesting and/or buying consumers' personal identifying information from unscrupulous websites like the one you may have filled out an application with, and you need to do whatever you can to protect yourself. This includes: Notifying the FTC: https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/, placing fraud alerts with all three credit bureaus, notifying your bank and employer and letting these criminals know you are aware they are attempting to extort money for a non-existent debt and have alerted the authorities.
ABC News released an investigative report on this scam a year ago:
OMG!!!!!! This man by the name of Sean Marsh working for the IRS and sound Indian was telling me that I have to pay $3,567 and if I didn't pay this amount the Sheriff department was coming to my house the next morning with a warrant for my arrest, because of tax that weren’t put it right and from 10 years ago. I called the Sheriff department to see if this was true and they told me that they have nothing to do with the IRS. I even called my CPA and he told me that the IRS doesn’t work this way. This person must be stopped!!!
Got a call from Sean Marsh stating he was with the IRS, I have a pending settlement with the IRS and they do not work this way. Another scammer trying to steal money from honest people.
Same here. Got a call from Michael Carter saying I owe $4984 to IRS and they would arrest me if I didn't pay cash via a bill payment voucher. Odd that he works Saturday...