Dec 7, 2015
I received a call from this number at 8:32 AM ET today. The call was a recording that said, "This is your final notice. The IRS is filing suit against you." and then instructed me to call the number back. When I called back, an accented male answered saying, "You've reached Internal Revenue Service. How may I help you?" When I told him I was calling in response to a phone call I received this morning regarding a lawsuit, and asked whom I needed to speak with about it, he asked for my name. I did give him my name, but asked for his in return. He identified himself as Officer Matthew Peterson. I asked for his Agent number, and he provided 1HW652026 - which he repeated for me multiple times. He asked again for my name, I told him I wasn't providing him with any information, and he said sharply to me, "OK, Daphne [My Last Name]," - I'm assuming he got this via Called ID "I am issuing a warrant against you for defrauding the Internal Revenue Service!" and hung up on me.
Now, since the idea of being sued by the IRS IS scary, I did call them to confirm that I'm not being sued and it IS just a scam call. It is. They also directed me to submit the information directly based on the guidelines on their site at https://www.irs.gov/uac/Current-scams-and-phishing-sites-posing-as-the-IRS.