the fake IRS IS FILING A LAWSUIT AGAINST scammers called me back with another recorded message, so I called them again.
This time I gave them a fake name and a different zip code. They ask for your personal info. Give them something different.
Then I asked them if they could also fix my computer because it was running slow.
This threw the guy off his script and he told me I should take this very seriously because it was the IRS.
I then told him that I would stuff him into a cow, cook him in a BBQ, and then serve him to his family.
He then unleashed a pile of insults at me because I knew he was not a real IRS agent. This went back and forth for a bit and was actually quite enjoyable but eventually he stopped and apologized because in the process he said something about my mother and apparently this "crossed the line" for him. After apologizing for insulting me and my mother, he hung up!
Why isn't there a SCAM for "Call Type" here?
fake "IRS IS FILING A LAWSUIT AGAINST YOU" scam.
I called the number back and a woman with an Indian accent answered "IRS, how may I help you?"
When I said I got a message the IRS was filing a lawsuit against me, she said "wrong number" and hung up.
I called back again and asked how I could file my taxes from last year, she hung up on me,
I called a third time and she hung up before saying anything.
the fake IRS IS FILING A LAWSUIT AGAINST scammers called me back with another recorded message, so I called them again.
This time I gave them a fake name and a different zip code. They ask for your personal info. Give them something different.
Then I asked them if they could also fix my computer because it was running slow.
This threw the guy off his script and he told me I should take this very seriously because it was the IRS.
I then told him that I would stuff him into a cow, cook him in a BBQ, and then serve him to his family.
He then unleashed a pile of insults at me because I knew he was not a real IRS agent. This went back and forth for a bit and was actually quite enjoyable but eventually he stopped and apologized because in the process he said something about my mother and apparently this "crossed the line" for him. After apologizing for insulting me and my mother, he hung up!
Why isn't there a SCAM for "Call Type" here?
I got the same call indian guy who was super rude and told me also to take it seriously and asked personal info that had nothing to do with my taxes and I was looking to do 7 years in pison ive been trying to call the real irs and they don't let you talk to any one
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.
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