Aug 9, 2016
The latest in a stream of "Internal Revenue Service" enforcement scams. I've been calling back after they call several times and letting them know that impersonating the Internal Revenue Service is fraud and that I am reporting their number to the Office of the Attorney General. When I called Ms. Heather Gray back (yep, she can sure speak S....L....O...W...L...Y... to try to make you think she's important), I first got a message that the call was unable to be completed as dialed, and then got a message saying that "all circuits were busy". Obviously, I blocked the number. As I am in a payment arrangement for repayment of tax obligations with the IRS (from a job change that included withdrawing a portion of my retirement account), I know what it's like to talk with the IRS, and the steps they will take LONG before they ever take enforcement action with a local sheriff's department. And guess what, Ms. Gray? It doesn't include a phone call first!