Nov 15, 2015
Three of the exact same calls. Accented voice, Alex, reading from the same script. This happened to be once before a year ago, and I googled the IRS which had a big warning up on this scam. The IRS said it NEVER communicates with people by phone, only by certified mail. Last time I called back and told the other man that I had the IRS website up and it had the phone number of the Commissioner of the IRS, I asked for his badge number so I could check him out with the main office of the IRS. He hung up. I've also gotten e-mails purportedly from the IRS getting ready to "file suit" against me. Asked my accountant about it: a scam. The IRS doesn't bother to file suit: just asks for its money or attaches wages, puts a lien on your house, etc., with no fanfare. These callers are predators, that's all. And counting on the fact the some people don't know the rules of their own government agencies...