Called my house twice today, both calls claiming to be from the IRS. my parents let the answering machine pick up both calls as we screen them. My mother immediately called the police. Our local news station was reporting this on their station this afternoon. Scam, scam, scam...
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. IRS has enough administrative authority under the IRS Code and related regulations to collect all taxes lawfully due the federal government. 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 as related to ordinary tax disputes. Having a deficiency in taxes owed by way of audit is NOT a crime. 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.
.
They have called over 15 times with a recording stating they are the IRS when I have called back it's an Indian gentleman stating the same thing and telling me I need to settle a law suit with him on the phone, and using profanity when I said I didn't believe him then calling back harassing me and repeating my name in a threatening way
They're getting an answer of some kind--an invitation to continue both calling and threatening. He's probably thinking he'll be able to cheat you with enough harassing and threats. Let him know you're not playing by letting the phone ring if you can do that. Do not return calls to this idiot, either. It'll take some time, but you can probably ward him off. No kind of answer, hear nothing but a ringing phone while this joker gets angry.
I received 7 phone calls & 5 messages. I called back and an Indian guy picked up saying that he worked for the IRS, I told him that I was going to report him to the FBI and hung up. Soon after I called our local FBI agency & was advised to file a complaint with the IRS at : https://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml
I advise you do the same!!