Aug 16, 2016
Someone called me and when I called back, the guy asked me my name. He said an IRS case is pending against me and asked my name again to find the file. I said, well, if you know of a pending case against me and know my phone number, you tell me my name. The guy projected himself as an IRS Officer at the HQ, named Adam Smith. The accent was very un-American and I doubt that he even called from the US or from outside. He said, without my name he can't help me and he is there to help me. He then threatened me that an arrest warrant will be issued within 24 hours.
Obviously, all my IRS dues are paid and I'm in a relatively low-middle wage level and everything is clean. So, this guy was bluffing to get name and subsequently other sensitive information. Projecting fraudulently as a governmental official is a crime and I'd like to draw the attention of others who were targeted as victims.