May 18, 2015
Message on machine said the call was from the IRS - Internal Revenue Services (plural). I called the number for the fun of it. The guy knew my name and address. He said he couldn't provide any info unless I verified the last 4 digits of my SSN.
I asked about their organization. He said he was from the Internal Revenue Service (NO plural). Even gave me his name, location, badge number, etc. He assured me he was in Washington D.C. even though the CID revealed Washington State even after I told him I knew about the scam.
When I asked him about the purpose of the call, he said he couldn't get into it until I verified my info (last 4 digits SSN), but he finally said, "so you can't blame our department" ... when I find out about my legal action, I guess.
Anyway, I couldn't get him to hang up on me. :-)