This is a fraud to scare people. This number has been reported everywhere about the tactics used to get people to send money, but it is nothing more than crooks trying to steal your money. Post the number on the internet along with your concerns. Don't use your real name or where you live. Good luck and be safe.
Don't worry. It's a scam. The IRS doesn't work this way. Read some of the other threads regarding legal matters. No legitimate government department phones you and threatens lawsuit/jail. Do not call them back.
I’m an Enrolled Agent with the IRS (Inactive). IRS does not initiate contacts by phone. US mail only. IRS does not file lawsuits. 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. If LE is necessary, US Marshals do the job. 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.
Next time these lowlife calls, I'll blast there ears dead, with dog whistles , or air horn... They belong deaf!!!!!!! They can't do squat with courts, there running illegally anyway and the lowlife working for them are just that, lowlifes!!!!!!!