These creeps claim to be from the IRS. They leave a message telling you the IRS is suing you and to call 562-526-5493. It's a scam- they are looking for personal info.
Fake IRS call, telling me I owed $7,896 in taxes, from 2010 to 2015. Caller said his name was William Baker, ID# IRM 1924, and provided a (phony) case file #. He told me IRS had determined that the errors in my returns were not due to innocent errors, but constituted fraud, and an arrest warrant for me had been issued, and I have two hours to stop the arrest. He said they would freeze my bank accounts and credit cards for five years. He told me the penalty for fraud was five years imprisonment and a fine of up to $100,000. He asked if I wanted to go to court, realizing if I lost, I would owe the IRS an additional $75,000 for court fees (?). I played along and told him I wanted to settle this matter outside of court. He transferred me to another phony, Jennifer Jones, ID# IRM 7601. She asked if I had the $7,986 available in either my checking or savings accounts. I told her I did. She told me I need to drive to my bank right now and call her once I get there. At that point I told her I knew this was a scam, and informed her that I had recently retired from the IRS after working there for 17 years. At that point, she hung up. I will report this to TIGTA, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (www.tigta.gov).
These creeps claim to be from the IRS. They leave a message telling you the IRS is suing you and to call 562-526-5493. It's a scam- they are looking for personal info.