Yeah I just received a call from the number as well and they left me a phone number to call back I called the number back but it did not ring or make any noise so don't know what that was all about but I do know that it's not all right because if they want to get in contact with you they won't leave a bogus phone number
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 or Itunes cards or similar 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.
An automated system said it was the IRS & that I was being investigated and I should call an different number. (I did not call the number they gave me, instead I call them back. I got a hold of someone who ask my name and zip code then she said "oh we were looking for someone by the name of Richard." When I asked why they were calling me, she hunged up.
A female automated voice left a message with numbers (Case # ??) On my Voicemail. Seemed to be cut off from the start. I've gotten so many of these calls it's ridiculous. One woman asked me if I "wanted to see my a** in jail"-her exact words-this while my husband was in the hospital recuperating from a heart attack, no less! I told her I was going to speak with my lawyer, and she hung up. Still getting calls from several different numbers... *SMH*