They called me wanting me to pay 3000.00 to them over the phone because the irs has a law suit building on me. ive don't contacted the real irs and my lawyer.
They called me wanting me to pay 3000.00 to them over the phone because the irs has a law suit building on me. ive don't contacted the real irs and my lawyer.
There is a widespread IRS or "tax scam" being practiced by scammers on both Canadian and USA residents.
USA tax payers should read this:
http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Reiterate ... -Telephone-Scam
Short answer:
The IRS never initiates a contact via phone.
They always send a snailmail first.
Educational post:
This scam is also described as scam #11, here:
http://phonehelp.2truth.com/facts_rev.html
If you were contacted by an IRS impostor, you may file a report, after clicking on this link:
http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml