I received a call. Said it was IRS and urgent and to return call to 1-800-829-3923. I suspected it was a scam, but called back to find out who it was. The woman answered the phone very unprofessionally ("Hey, how are ya, this is____"). I asked what company she was with and she said she didn't know. I'm like how do you not know who you work for??? Then she said it was a mental health emergency intake center. I hung up.
Answered the phone and got an automated recording stating "due to circumstances beyond our control we cannot complete this call. We will contact you later"
First off the main headquarters for the REAL IRS is in Washing DC and every State has their own local IRS Office this # is a NY #, I am in Ohio. This company may be the "IRS" But it is not the real Internal Revenue Service so it is crucial you do NOT give them any information, not only that but the real IRS will not initiate contact over the phone, they will send a notice through the mail ALWAYS no exceptions. If you don't believe any of us that this is a scam and want to make sure, then go to http://www.irs.gov/ and contact them on their DIRECT # and ask, don't even bother calling the 800 # this phony company gives and waste your time, anybody can purchase an 800# and call it whatever they want.
Got a phone call at 7:47pm on 8/16/2012 stating that I needed to call back by 8:00pm (caller ID said IRS and to call 1-800-829-7650 and give them a case number that they left in the message). Suspecting a scam, I called the number back from my cell number and it sounded legit, so I decided to plug the number into google and found out this is a scam for sure.