Received several calls from this number saying it was our final notice from IRS and that they were filing lawsuits against us. Last I checked, this is not how lawsuits are filed via robot voiced phone calls from a cell number in Oregon.
Robotic call saying this was my last chance before the IRS filed a lawsuit. I wasn't aware that all of the IRS Robot lawyers were in central Oregon... oddly - they wanted me to call the number they were dialing from.
They called my 94 year old mom. She wisely called me. I called them and they identified themselves as Internal Revenue Service. I asked where they were located. Heavily accented voice said "why you want know?" and hung up.
Received several calls from this number saying it was our final notice from IRS and that they were filing lawsuits against us. Last I checked, this is not how lawsuits are filed via robot voiced phone calls from a cell number in Oregon.
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
See also: https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/scammers-continuing-pose-irs-agents
I’m an Enrolled Agent with the IRS (Inactive). IRS does not initiate contacts by phone. US mail only. IRS does not file lawsuits. IRS has enough administrative authority under the IRS Code and related regulations to collect all taxes lawfully due the federal government. 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 as related to ordinary tax disputes. Having a deficiency in taxes owed by way of audit is NOT a crime. 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.
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