I received an unwanted call from these scam artists with poor command of the English language. The scam artist said, "please call us back to avoid intending serious action." Haha! How come there are no task forces to bust these cretins. Seems like they aren't the smartest criminals.
Said if I did not call this number concerning the US Dept of Treasury, I would have to appear before a federal magistrate. Very broken English. Difficult to understand.
Received a call from the "said Treasury" threatening legal action but he had no name of the person he was trying to reach. Turns out this individual was calling from India. Be careful of this scam.
Received the same call yesterday. Same voice, obviously following a script from India. The whole threatening tone regarding appearance before a federal "magistrate." These calls can be very intimidating, especially to vulnerable seniors.
The IRS does not need to sue anyone. They send you first class letters delivered by the Post Office. Several of them. Ignore those, and they then send certified letters that you need to sign for. Again delivered by the Post Office. Ignore those and they simply freeze your bank accounts and anything else you own. If they can do that, then why would they bother with a court case that might take them years before they get in front of a judge? They also do not bother arresting people for a few thousand dollars for the same reasons I have already given.
Official IRS Government site detailing this scam and providing links to report it:
http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Warns-of-Pervasive-Telephone-Scam
If you feel you SSN has been compromised, in addition to putting a fraud alert at the 3 credit bureaus, you may want to notify the IRS. Here is the link, fill out the proper form (probably 14039):
http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/How-Do-You-Rep ... aud-Activity%3F