We got the similar voice mail as well. And the caller ID had PRO RES OFC ( pretending to be Office of Professional Responsibility) and the Phone # was 1-800-829-1040 ( pretending to be IRS hotline). Voice mail was asking us to call back @ 202-509-0681 and the contact person was Kevin James/Jones - Criminal Investigations Officer. When we called back, the way the Officer spoke was not sounding right, though he quoted Internal Revenue code and the read out the list of violations with respective code. The crime charged is money laundering with the intent to evade tax.  As we were on the phone, we were checking the IRS website also and somehow landed on the page for Tax scams where there was an article about this Telephone scam. But we couldn't ignore also as the Caller ID was looking genuine and the threats from the Officer like Arrest, Deport, fine of 245,000 etc.. really got us. Looks like immigrants are being targeted, especially the ones who became US citizens recently. Most of the immigrants send money outside US regularly to support their relatives back home which is being targeted for this scam. This call really got us as we started to believe, may be we missed something.. A day of our life went in calling IRS hotline, our CPA, and in looking for Local Taxpayer Advocate to confirm that this is really a scam. Finally we came across this blog that gave us the relief.
But he does seems to know our Phone information, our address and our last 4 digits of SSN. We did not give out the full SSN luckily. But who knows he might be having that also. Please visit irs.gov and register your Phone numbers in the National registry for donotcall list. Hope we are not victims of Identity theft.
Thanks you bloggers.

Someone called me from this number and told me it's irs  hotline and start filing  charges against me and told me I'll go to jail. When I call back again he told me he'll press charges if I call back again. I called is to make sure and they said they are not the who called

Do report this to the real IRS..

IRS: http://www.irs.gov/uac/Tax-Scams-Consumer-Alerts
       http://www.irs.gov/

I got the call as well from 202-558-4550 and the guy threatened me saying that I go to Jail for 7 years if I don't settle my due with IRS right away. OR I get to pay the penalty  $250000. I had to believe this guy because I owe some tax dues for IRS. He want me to go to the bank and take cashier's check and then go local IRS office and then pay it there while I am on the phone call. He said he is going to tell where to go for local IRS office.He was asking me if I have enough battery for at least an hour to stay live on the call. He threatened me that I loose my status and get deported after the jail period if I disconnect the call. ALso he don't want me to talk with anyone until I finish whole process. I realized this as a scam after all this talk and told that guy to go to hell.

It is a big scam.
The phone has no voicemail setup but he claimed it IRS hotline.
Please be careful.

I got a call as well. I always pay my tax. The guy told me if I don't go to wall mart or CVS in 30 min and do not deposit  $2678.95 in IRS account in cash money. The 'll send a police officer by my door to put me in Jill for 5 years!!  I did call 911. I was sad I didn't know what was wrong. But end up I noticed he was scam.

updating the ftc link..

https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#&panel1-1

Did you report it yet?   These are scammers,  hidden,  many out of country,  and spoofing phone numbers and cids.   The IRS or anyone else doesn't stand a snowballs chance in hell to find them much less do anything about it.

We got a call as well from this number claiming to be IRS.  Why doesnt the IRS Fraud division do something about it.  This is ridiculous

we got a call from IRS and asked to call back at 202-558-4550. I did call back the person who answered said IRS and told him What is this for? He said he will call  he never did. I called back later and he said just ignore the call. But I did call IRS and they told me everything is fine but be careful, may be someone is trying to get your info.

IRS: http://www.irs.gov/uac/Tax-Scams-Consumer-Alerts
       http://www.irs.gov/

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/ ... ities-to-steal/

You need to file reports with the Real IRS.. They should be back open soon.

Please do file reports with the FBI, your state attorney general and Department Of Justice,FTC & FCC..

http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
http://www.fbi.gov/
https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/
https://esupport.fcc.gov/ccmsforms/form1088.action

I got a call from this number claiming to be the IRS saying that need me to call back before charges are filed. I suspect that this is not true given the government shutdown ended only hours before the call.

Getting phone calls from PRO RES OFC and there seems to be an automated message playing (even if I pick up call). Asking to call back at 202 558 4550 for IRS. I called back and he started stating charges against me ..... I have always paid my complete taxes without concealing anything and always paid on-time. When I asked him to send me the letter stating charges, he said he sent it once already and wont send again. I never received any letter and then he hung up. It seems fraud but I would like to hear from someone how they are dealing with it...

I got the same phone call. It says don't ignore it. Call back 202 558 4550

I was asked to call this number for IRS criminal investigation. When I called it didn't seem to be IRS!!