Nov 1, 2014
I'm an Enrolled Agent with the IRS (inactive) You got the stock scam call:
This is a total scam run out of India or Pakistan.
First off, the IRS does not file lawsuits. If there is a need for court action, the IRS makes a request to the DOJ which makes the final decision whether or not to go to court-- usually to enforce a collection action of some kind or another. See: http://www.irs.gov/irm/part5/irm_05-017-004.html
But this only happens after a long period of administrative negotiations with the taxpayer. Before any court case would happen, the taxpayer would be well aware of it. IRS is never going to cold-call you and tell you that a case is being filed against you out of the clear blue sky.
IRS always initiates contact by US mail, never by phone.
The IRS has absolutely no authority over local police. The IRS has no powers or arrest, it is a tax collection agency. Local police and law enforcement are NEVER involved in tax disputes. If law enforcement presence is needed, US marshals are available.
Secondly, over 90 percent of all tax disputes are settled administratively during an appeals process.
This is just a scam where somebody cold-calls you, pretends to be IRS and tries to scare you into paying money to somebody by Green dot money pak which is untraceable.
Ignore the call and do not return it. Block the number.
Report them: http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Reiterate ... sive-Telephone-
Scam
Also here: http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml
These calls are not random. These scammer/extortionists are predators. The person calling you has all your financial information and a lot of personal information. They pick on women, single mothers, the elderly and members of the immigrant community. They are looking for vulnerable people. Which is why you should never return these calls. If they sense any vulnerability on your part, they may hammer you with even more calls.
Invest in a call blocker and do not pick up on calls you do not recognize.
Check with your tax preparer, the tax preparer should know all about this scam. It's been around for years.