According to police, the recent scam calls are people acting as “representatives” from the “IRS” demanding payment, and threatening civil action, law suits and/or credit issues if you do not pay up.
Scammers have successfully swindled thousands of dollars from unsuspecting people by posing as tax collectors.
these scammers are "calling and advising the victim that they’re with the IRS and that if they don’t send money, they’ll be arrested and taken into custody for Federal charges.”
These scammers are asking people to pay these phony back taxes using an iTunes gift card so they’re untraceable.