i received a message from this number saying it was from the IRS yada yada.. and that i needed to call back.. so i called back because i could hardly understand him.. and he's asking if i had a criminal lawyer, that they audited my taxes for the last 5 years.. and that apparently two officers came to my house in feb. two different times.. and i kept asking why i didn't get anything in writing, and he never answered.. i couldn't really understand him much, so he transferred me to someone else who said the same thing.. and i hung up...
That's some old school fake PDL collector thuggery, boy. When are they going to retire that "situation unfolding" line, anyway?
Never let bullies on the phone confuse extortion with debt collection. Honest debt collectors do not typically send their claims straight to a judge, and they don't take your ransom money to broker quick deals with so-called "process servers". There are no secretive "arbitrators", "investigators", "mediators", or "prelitigation specialists", only sweaty criminals with a script full of bullying remarks. Lawful debt collection is a process, not an ambush, and you are due a chance at each stage to raise a dispute. The agents' horrid threats are empty and their conduct is illegal. Do not reward lawbreakers with your money. Challenge them always, sue them if you can.
FTC and CFPB material on US federal collection law:
http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fdcpajump.shtm
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/askcfpb/search ... debt-collection
See also this FTC alert: "Fake Debt Collectors"
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0258-fake-debt-collectors
Massive thread on payday loan and "hot check" collectors
http://800notes.com/forum/ta-429fb24ec2162e3/ ... -numbers-here-2
This is the same IRS Phone Scam.
Here is some info: http://www.myfoxla.com/story/23936455/irs-warns-against-phone-scam
DO NOT FALL FOR IT!
IRS DOES NOT CALL YOU ON YOUR PHONE!
THESE ARE A BUNCH OF FOREIGNERS USING VOIP NUMBERS FROM OVERSEAS TO SCAM YOU!
Just google IRS phone scam and you'll see a ton of links. These guys keep changing their number. Do not fall for it. The IRS WILL NEVER CALL YOU. If you are in doubt, contact the IRS at 800-829-1040. It is worth the wait if you are in doubt.
A man called me, the Foreign accent guy sounds like he s got full sandwich on his mouth, he said hes name is officer Ryan John and i am in bad situatian i owe big time in IRS and his voice were so demanding. I said i know you are a scam. I hanged up the phone and he never called back. Please get this man arrested!