I get these calls every few months, this is what happens when you fill out an online loan application and your information is sent out into the void, it's a scam. The first clue it's a scam is that it is illegal in most states to threaten a person with jail or arrest in order to collect a debt.
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
Report them:
https://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml
I’m an Enrolled Agent with the IRS (Inactive). IRS does not initiate contacts by phone. US mail only. IRS does not file lawsuits. 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. If LE is necessary, US Marshals do the job. 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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Total scam. Debt is a civil matter. Being in ordinary civil debt is not a crime and you cannot be arrested for it. Calls originate in India and Pakistan. Ignore them and block their calls.
Got the same phone message. These predators need to be stopped!! I could tell it was a scam because I don't owe anyone and I'm not in any legal trouble. However, I feel bad for people like the poor, frail, or trusting elderly who could get extremely anxious or even physically worse getting these harassing or intimidating messages, especially if they do have some financial or other problems.