I received a call from this number this morning. The person with an unplaceable accent (Indian?) claimed, that I have failed to respond to two mail messages, sent from IRS, which is filing a case against me, and they are forced to transfer the case to the local police, which might show up at my door at any moment and detain me for 72 hours before presenting my case to court. She also said that this is a courtesy call just so I would not be surprised by the police. She even gave me an "IRS reference number" and warned me that my assets might be frozen, my car might be confiscated, and I might face 5 to 7 years imprisonment for having discrepancies in my tax returns for the last four years.
I got startled (I did move recently, and missing some mail constantly), and tried to ask her what discrepancies they found in my tax returns (I use TurboTax, and check everything three times before filing), and she said that I need to use "certified" software (?), and finally asked if I want a public attorney to represent me.
Good thing my wife suggested to check the number for being a fraud…
They did not ask for money (yet?) nor to call back, but I did, and the message on the voicemail has a British accent...
The caller claimed to be from IRS and had an IRS case number against me, threatened to bring in local police if I do not pay them within next 3 hours. Also repeated warned me not to hang up, not to talk to anyone. This is a SCAM.
Just missed two calls from this number, the voicemail said there's a case number against me, and asked me to call back immediately before they go legal prosecution. It must be a SCAM, and thanks for this website.