I received the same message and proceeded to call the ri attorney general and report the phone number. Eric Fluster told me if i hung up my wife would be arrested within 45 minutes by the local sherriff. this is when i thought scam because my wife and i file joint taxes and have our return guaranteed. This guy told me my autos would be seized....bank account frozen...license frozen....house seized...pay garnished. He then tried to negotiate the amount....cruds in this world!
Report the Calls to the real IRS here:
•report the incident to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration at 800-366-4484.
•You can also file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission at FTC.gov. Add "IRS Telephone Scam" to the comments in your complaint.
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Do consider getting a call blocking device or phone.. You can google them and many are around $50.00 or so.If its a cell phone, some already have call blocking, if not, there are free apps on the web that will work for some. You can google this. If you have a smart phone, there is a free app called call control. Iphones appear to have apps also. Another one is called Mr. Number.