I received a phone call from (415) 799-9609 this afternoon (California Area Code), 16 July 2015. I answered the call thinking it might be someone in my military unit for whom I had not saved a phone number. When I answered the phone it was an automated female voice notifying me of an IRS lawsuit of some kind being levied against me, and that I needed to call them back ASAP to prevent further action.
Alarmed by this, I immediately called the same number and was greeted by an Indian or Pakistani sounding male, who identified himself as (first name unknown) Johnson and an investigator with the IRS. He said there was a lawsuit against me and that a Sherrif would be meeting me at my home to arrest me, take me to prison for a sentence of 5 years and 3 years of house arrest. He also stated that all of my properties and assetts would be frozen.
As a "relatively" intelligent person I began to ask logical questions about the lawsuit, upon which Mr. Johnson interrupted me and began to ridicule me. If I didn't know something fishy was going on then, I did by this point, but I was still panicking. He hung up on me and said he'd be seeing me in prison. He never once asked me for any information, but he did claim to have my current address, but it was an address from more than 10 years ago.
Because these related posts seem to be within the past month, I can only assume this was part of the recent data breach with OPM and other agencies and businesses. I would recommend others to remain calm, and report the incident with the IRS. I am on hold with the IRS as I type this message.
I received a phone call from (415) 799-9609 this afternoon (California Area Code), 16 July 2015. I answered the call thinking it might be someone in my military unit for whom I had not saved a phone number. When I answered the phone it was an automated female voice notifying me of an IRS lawsuit of some kind being levied against me, and that I needed to call them back ASAP to prevent further action.
Alarmed by this, I immediately called the same number and was greeted by an Indian or Pakistani sounding male, who identified himself as (first name unknown) Johnson and an investigator with the IRS. He said there was a lawsuit against me and that a Sherrif would be meeting me at my home to arrest me, take me to prison for a sentence of 5 years and 3 years of house arrest. He also stated that all of my properties and assetts would be frozen.
As a "relatively" intelligent person I began to ask logical questions about the lawsuit, upon which Mr. Johnson interrupted me and began to ridicule me. If I didn't know something fishy was going on then, I did by this point, but I was still panicking. He hung up on me and said he'd be seeing me in prison. He never once asked me for any information, but he did claim to have my current address, but it was an address from more than 10 years ago.
Because these related posts seem to be within the past month, I can only assume this was part of the recent data breach with OPM and other agencies and businesses. I would recommend others to remain calm, and report the incident with the IRS. I am on hold with the IRS as I type this message.
Same as everyone else. Foreign lady leaves multiple automated calls on my machine and says she's Micky Johnson from IRS. Folks, here's a scam primer--I'm a consumer rights attorney so I've seen this crap before. First, the IRS doesn't call at strange times. Second, the IRS doesn't call. They write. The IRS doesn't threaten. They just show up. The IRS doesn't threaten state prison. They are Federal. And they are usually relatively nice and straight forward when they contact you by mail for very specific information about one specific item on a filed tax return. The IRS doesn't ask for your information--they already know it. And that's the most important part. Never give information over the phone to somebody you don't know or to a call you yourself have not initiated. Google any number you are given. It will tell you a lot.