Total scam. See the other notes. Calls originate in India and Pakistan. They do have a lot of information on people. If you have any accounts with any financial institution, you should change them out. They may have a lot more information about your personal finances than they say. Never call them back. They tend to pick on women, single mothers, the elderly and members of the immigrant community.
IRS does not file lawsuits. They already have enough administrative powers to collect all lawful taxes the government is entitled to. I'm an Enrolled Agent with the IRS (inactive) and I can tell you this is an on-going scam. Ignore these people ans block their calls. Never call them back.
Total scam. Originates in either India or Pakistan. Block and ignore. DO NOT RETURN THE CALL!
See: http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Reiterate ... -Telephone-Scam
Report them:
https://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml
I’m an Enrolled Agent with the IRS (Inactive). IRS does not initiate contacts by phone. US mail only. IRS does not file lawsuits. Court action, if any is handled by the DOJ and all parties are entitled to legal assistance if it is a criminal matter. But--tax disputes are for the most part civil matters. 90% of all IRS tax disputes are settled administratively. IRS has absolutely no authority to call on local law enforcement for anything. Local law is never involved in IRS tax disputes. IRS does not threaten to involve local law enforcement or to arrest you for nonpayment of federal taxes. IRS has no powers of arrest. If LE is necessary, US Marshals do the job. IRS does not cold call anyone and demand immediate payment of money. IRS does not ask for financial information over the phone. IRS does not accept Green card money paks for payment in any case. No one is prosecuted for ordinary tax disputes. IRS has absolutely no authority over anyone's professional license. Professional licensing is handled by state governments. Yes, levies on property to satisfy an existing tax obligation do occur, but only after a very long period of negotiation. And yes, liens are placed on individuals but usually after a lot of negotiation and a failure to reach a settlement. All determinations of tax liability are subject to appeals. All contacts by the IRS are initiated by US mail.
They called me asking for personal info and I guess I pissed him off because I just gave him my first and last and told him he should be able to provide me with the rest!!