The call I received from the bay area indicated a case had already been filed against me, and that I either paid up “NOW” or else.
I’m sure some folks get intimidated. It was out of the blue, and I wasn’t aware the IRS would never call someone.
I looked around and Googled the phone number from the caller, and sure enough others were getting the same scam calls.
I’ve had about three calls like that one.
I had one who called from a DC number. (It’s all in the FBI report I filed).
They claimed that I was under investigation from the IRS and I asked them who they were. The man politely identified himself as a very American sounding name, but had a heavy accent. Said he was an agent in the Investigative Division of the Internal Revenue Service.
I politely informed him that I’d like more information, as he called me, and he suddenly apparently realized that I was not falling for his line. So, after he called, I called back. 13 times. They blocked my number.
About 3 hours later, I had another one call me. Same spiel. I politely informed her that she’d committed a felony and that I’d be reporting her to the FBI. She hung up. I called back. I got another guy. He also identified himself as an agent of the IRS. I told him that I knew he wasn’t and the identifying yourself as a federal official when you’re not is fraud and it a felony.
He screamed at me that he’s not a fraudster and that he would “get” me.
He hung up.
He called back 2 minutes later, on a DIFFERENT (California) phone number, and said “You stupid sh*t. I work for the IRS, and I report directly to Barack Obama, mother f*cker.”
I went to the FBI.gov website and filed a formal complaint with the phone numbers, the address and company name of the company running the scam and more. Never piss off a hacker. Not a smart thing. I had the name of the person running the scam and more.
This was about 6 weeks ago.
It was out of the blue, and I wasn’t aware the IRS would never call someone.”””
I am a life long bookkeeper & I have done many a payroll.
I can assure everyone here that the IRS only does business by MAIL or when they get you to come in in person.