Called 4 times today leaving a message from the "IRS."

SCAM!

The call (12:16 CST 1/30/15 from Novato, CA) was from a woman who said she was from the office of Julie Smith in the IRS.  The instructions were to return the call or action would taken against us.

(415) 506‑241‍3  request to return call to the number shown here.  Calling from the IRS, warning of penalty for not returning call.

There is a widespread IRS or "tax scam" being  practiced by scammers on both Canadian and USA residents.
USA tax payers should read this:
http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Reiterate ... -Telephone-Scam

Short answer:
The IRS never initiates a contact via phone.
They always send a snailmail first.

Educational post:
This scam is also described as scam #11, here:
http://phonehelp.2truth.com/facts_rev.html

If you were contacted by an IRS impostor, you may file a report, after clicking on this link:
http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml

One with imagine that with the extensive NSA spying capabilities, these *IRS* scammers would be behind bars by now.

I guess protecting taxpayers from scammers is not a high priority ....