Was threatened by Alex Watson - Badge #909918591 to immediately go to Safeway to obtain a voucher and pay IRS immediately (within 2 hours) or i would be through in JAIL!
There is a widespread IRS or "tax scam" being practiced by scammers on both Canadian and USA residents.
USA tax payers should read this:
http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Reiterate ... -Telephone-Scam
Short answer:
The IRS never initiates a contact via phone.
They always send a snailmail first.
Educational post:
This scam is also described as scam #11, here:
http://phonehelp.2truth.com/facts_rev.html
If you were contacted by an IRS impostor, you may file a report, after clicking on this link:
http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml
Here we go again... "Officer Nickie Johnson from the Internal Revenue Service... NOT !! Total scammers trying to scare people into giving them money.
I used to get this type of call a LOT from different numbers, different voices, but ALWAYS the same script verbatim. I have been reporting them to the FTC. They know about the scam but still appreciate reports regarding this.
This website needs to add "Scammer" to the Call Type list below.