I got call from this phone no also saying if I did not call them back. It is going to be serious problem.

WASHINGTON ? The Internal Revenue Service today warned consumers about a sophisticated phone scam targeting taxpayers, including recent immigrants, throughout the country.

Victims are told they owe money to the IRS and it must be paid promptly through a pre-loaded debit card or wire transfer. If the victim refuses to cooperate, they are then threatened with arrest, deportation or suspension of a business or driver?s license. In many cases, the caller becomes hostile and insulting.

?This scam has hit taxpayers in nearly every state in the country.  We want to educate taxpayers so they can help protect themselves.  Rest assured, we do not and will not ask for credit card numbers over the phone, nor request a pre-paid debit card or wire transfer,? says IRS Acting Commissioner Danny Werfel. ?If someone unexpectedly calls claiming to be from the IRS and threatens police arrest, deportation or license revocation if you don?t pay immediately, that is a sign that it really isn?t the IRS calling.? Werfel noted that the first IRS contact with taxpayers on a tax issue is likely to occur via mail
Other characteristics of this scam include:
Scammers use fake names and IRS badge numbers. They generally use common names and surnames to identify themselves.
Scammers may be able to recite the last four digits of a victim?s Social Security Number.
Scammers spoof the IRS toll-free number on caller ID to make it appear that it?s the IRS calling.
Scammers sometimes send bogus IRS emails to some victims to support their bogus calls.
Victims hear background noise of other calls being conducted to mimic a call site.
After threatening victims with jail time or driver?s license revocation, scammers hang up and others soon call back pretending to be from the local police or DMV, and the caller ID supports their claim.
If you get a phone call from someone claiming to be from the IRS, here?s what you should do:
If you know you owe taxes or you think you might owe taxes, call the IRS at 1.800.829.1040. The IRS employees at that line can help you with a payment issue ? if there really is such an issue.
If you know you don?t owe taxes or have no reason to think that you owe any taxes (for example, you?ve never received a bill or the caller made some bogus threats as described above), then call and report the incident to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration at 1.800.366.4484.
If you?ve been targeted by this scam, you should also contact the Federal Trade Commission and use their ?FTC Complaint Assistant? at FTC.gov.  Please add "IRS Telephone Scam" to the comments of your complaint.
Taxpayers should be aware that there are other unrelated scams (such as a lottery sweepstakes) and solicitations (such as debt relief) that fraudulently claim to be from the IRS.
The IRS encourages taxpayers to be vigilant against phone and email scams that use the IRS as a lure. The IRS does not initiate contact with taxpayers by email to request personal or financial information.  This includes any type of electronic communication, such as text messages and social media channels. The IRS also does not ask for PINs, passwords or similar confidential access information for credit card, bank or other financial accounts. Recipients should not open any attachments or click on any links contained in the message. Instead, forward the e-mail to phishing@irs.gov.

More information on how to report phishing scams involving the IRS is available on the genuine IRS website, IRS.gov.

http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Warns-of-Pervasive-Telephone-Scam

An automated woman's voice threatened to take legal action against me if I did not return the call.

Listened to. Voice message that matched the other comments. Alexander graham bell never intended harassment when he invented the telephone.

I received a voice mail from this number yesterday afternoon. Voice said to call officer Heather Gray before they take any legal action. Ended the call by saying, "good bye and have a nice day." I'm glad I checked this website, because now I know it is a scam for sure.

Just got the same call from this stupid Bi***!

SCAM!!  Supposedly calling from the IRS.  Officer Heather Gray.  Threatening legal allegation.  Has the nerve to say "Take care" to end the message.  

Just received an automated call from officer Heather Gray , retained attorney of record to return the call ,The issue at hand is extremely time sensitive, the hot line to my division is  202-241-4007 don't disregard this message and do call back before we take any legal actions against you...

Just got a call saying the same - was regarding a debt owed to IRS and threatened legal action if I didn't call back.

how do we report receiving a phone message from 202-241-4007?  (Caller ID read "Washington, DC).  I can see how some elderly people might think this is legit.  It makes me CRAZY that people would prey on others like this!!  What losers!  There has to be somewhere to report this scam to.  Any ideas?

No caller ID sent, but gave the 202.... phone #. Same message, but in a computer generated voice. The tipoff was "we will take 'allegations' against you".  Any calls I ever got from the IRS came after several letters.

The REAL IRS sends letters.  They do NOT call  (was the call on the weekend??)

The call was a female voice recording from "Officer Heather Gray with the IRS."  It was a "time sensitive" matter and I needed to call immediately so that legal action would not taken.  

You wouldn't want to get that close to her! She emits a foul odor from riding camels, and hasn't bathed in months.

Heather Grey is the Indian IRS scammer's newest moniker.  She's quite popular.  Like to get my hands on her.  I'd give her a real talking-too.

Indian scammer/extortionists.   They obtain information on people by buying it from people who sign up for various on-line services like loans.  They also buy data from various grey market sources and information brokers.  They tend to pick on people they feel are vulnerable.  Women, single mothers, the elderly and members of the immigrant community.

See:  http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Warns-of-Pervasive-Telephone-Scam

See  Tamianth's notes.

See:  http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Warns-of-Pervasive-Telephone-Scam

They are scammer/extortionists working out of India.  They spoof local phone numbers so you think it is coming from Washington DC.  

SEE:  http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Warns-of-Pervasive-Telephone-Scam

Report them.

Same mesg to me. Automated female voice claiming to be the IRS

Report the calls here:
IRS:   http://www.irs.gov/

http://www.irs.gov/uac/Report-Phishing
phishing@irs.gov
http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/

http://www.irs.gov/uac/Tax-Scams-Consumer-Alerts
http://800notes.com/forum/ta-8c2f64bf2b91fa5/irs-warns-of-telephone-scam

?If you owe federal taxes, or think you might owe taxes, hang up and call the IRS at 800-829-1040. IRS workers can help you with your payment questions.
?If you don?t owe taxes, call and report the incident to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration at 800-366-4484.
?You can also file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission at FTC.gov. Add "IRS Telephone Scam" to the comments in your complaint.

These callers WERE from the IRS! The Indian Raghead Scammers-IRS.

Received a recorded female message claiming to be IRS threatening a "legal action" if I didn't reply.  

It was a women with a automated voice and told me they would take legal action if I didn't call a number.

Loser called saying I needed to have my lawyer call them back.

Received this call approximately 12:00 p.m. today. Said 'out of area' so I did not answer. Got the same stupid, garbled msg as everyone else.  Worried, now, that someone has stolen my identity as well as trying to 'scam a lie'.  I pray these lazy creeps get a job like the rest of us have to do.  Would rather they serve time first.  CREEPS!!! I am a handicapped sr, just buried the 3rd of 4 children from accidents and don't need creeps like this~

My got a call from 202-241-4007. caller is male and foreign accent. he said my wife filled up wrong on her tax return and she should call 202-241-4007. this number was called to my partner phone on Thursday and threatening his wife by saying he is from IRS and she should pay $3500 otherwise she will go to jail. the amazing thing is he called to my phone the same number and he asked my wife to call back the same number. He is a scam. who should i call to report?

Someone calling me daily and leaving me a voicemail stating her name is Heather and she is from the IRS.  If I call back they won't press charges.

Recieved a same message from above, from the same phone number 202-241-4007. Thanks people for posting this to indentified this kind of nonsense

I have received two phone calls  (caller ID says Washington, DC) from this number in the last two days. It says that he is from the IRS and there was a problem with my income taxes. On the 2nd call, I spoke with a male with a heavy accent and asked me to call back and ask for him on that same number. I called back about 15 minutes later, and it was busy. I then checked online for more information on this number (202-241-4007) and found this website. Unbelievable.

Recorded female voice claiming to be !RS threatening a "legal action" if I didn't reply.