Yes, you should call back immediately with your pertinent details, confirm your SSN#, Bank Accounts (For Garnishment),
and Date of Birth. That is the only way you may stave off the IRS from attacking you.
They called and left a message (which was fractured) on my voice mail that only said "Call before action is taken" and then recited this phone number.
I called back, gave basic information, they claimed I owed "4500" for unpaid taxes and that this is fraud from 2007-2013.
It was an Indian (as in Southeast Asia Indian) person (male), I can't remember the first 'Representative"'s claimed name.
They claimed that the IRS was suing me for this, and I would have to appear in court to pay court, filing, fees, etc at more than $23,000 then claimed they would not be able to help because they've tried contacting me multiple times and I would have to face criminal charges, telling me multiple times that they can't help before finally "caving" and letting me talk to a "Supervisor who might be able to help if you're really respectful".
When I asked what specific dates they "sent someone to contact me" all they said was "Once late December, and once early January", which is pretty [***] for a couple of reasons:
1. If the IRS really did attempt this communication they'd have it record as of an exact date (they dodged my exact date question)
2. This is too vague an answer, especially considering these times are right in the middle of holiday seasons (which I think is the goal here) to which it's possible no one was home or available anyway.
This "Supervisor" (who sounded EXACTLY like the first person, and no, I'm not trying being racist, I work in IT and while this may seem racist... Indian people are EVERYWHERE in this field so I hear a lot of Indian people and can definitely differentiate) claimed his name was "Dexter Cruze" (or something like that) and claimed to be the "Senior IRS Investigator against Fraud" (rather long title). He then claimed he could help as long as I adhered to 3 conditions.
1: I can pay the "$4500 right now within 45 minutes" <-- The claim is that in 45 minutes my case will go to criminal courts
2: I can not pay with credit, debit, or check, it MUST be to a representative via a Cash-Only pre-paid card paid over the phone with that card information (and I can not disconnect the call while I gather the money). <-- This is [***] because they don't take payment over the phone.
3: A non-disclosure agreement (I can't tell anyone that I'm paying this or doing this) <-- This is [***] if the IRS is suing you they'd absolutely let you do this as they just want the money and they don't care if you need a loan from family members and often welcome it.
Lastly, both "people" i spoke to sounded VERY scripted (in fact certain things were repeated between the two in the exact same tones and mannerisms).
This number called me two days in a row and left the same voicemail. The voicemail is of a robot stating that "she" is Agent Nikki Johnson of the IRS and that I should call back immediately before further actions are taken against me.
This is 100% a scam! If you receive this call, report it to the IRS. Impersonating the IRS is a felony!!
Complete and total toolbags. I block them or mess with them. They are total morons and imbeciles. Lots of U tube videos about the India clowns being taped and looking like the Fools that they are.
I GOT THE SAME MESSAGE, AND WHEN I CALLED BACK THEY SAID EXACTLY THE SAME THINGS, THEY HAD BEEN TO MY HOUSE, TO SERVE ME, I OWED BACK TAXES, TOTALING 19K. IT WAS UPSETTING, BUT ONCE I THOUGHT ABOUT IT, KNEW IT WAS A SCAM.