Got a message from this number. stated they were the IRS and that I had very little time to call them before further action was taken. I thought the IRS never contacted you by phone? it was a robo call too. very weird.

Actually, very common.  It's the infamous IRS scam.  Here's some info.
https://www.irs.gov/uac/newsroom/irs-repeats-warning-about-phone-scams
http://www.forbes.com/sites/johnwasik/2016/06 ... u/#6cb8a18e171f
https://www.pindropsecurity.com/irs-phone-scam-live-call_analysis/
http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/25/news/irs-impersonators-scam/

They don't call. It's a scam. Do not answer unknown calls and do not call them back.

I got a call from this number; a woman's voice stated it was the I.R.S. - but KNOWING that the I.R.S. does not call people, I told her to go [***] herself and then hung up.