Received a threatening call from this number: 425-954-6859. Caller said it was from IRS, same scam that many people have reported, a lawsuit against us, etc. this is the third such call. The difference this time was that the caller, a woman, spoke very good English and sounded very professional. On the two previous calls, individual spoke with very heavy accent from India. We have no outstanding debt with IRS, all our taxes are paid. Beware!!!!
I just got the same call is this true i called back and its always busy? I do have a small debt with irs but no one has reached out to me about any lawsuit
Nope, it's a well known scam. If you are dealing with the IRS for back taxes, they will use traceable ways of contacting you (such as certified mail through the USPS), will assign you a case number (which you can confirm by looking up the contact number for the IRS yourself and calling them to tell them about the call and give them the number) and so forth.
They will never tell you they're coming to arrest you (why tell a criminal they're about to be arrested and give them a chance to run?), cannot assign the local cops to come get you a anyway (jurisdiction), and cannot seize your assets, bank accounts, etc, without due process in a court of law first. Not to mention that owing money is NOT a federal crime in the US and you can't be thrown into jail for owing money, even to Uncle Sam (Unless, of course, you've been doing something shady like skimming the books, etc. You know--like running scams or conducting fraud, which is what these callers are attempting to do to you).
About the worst that can happen is that your credit score tanks, no matter what they might try to tell you on the phone. Don't give them any info, take notes, and take it all to the real IRS on your own terms. Or...don't bother to answer the call or call back.