have had several calls from guys with heavy Indian accents saying they are either with the IRS or Dept of Legal Affairs (no such thing!)  They threaten me that if I don't pay money in the next hour with my credit card they will file a tax fraud case against me. I told the guy he was full of sh*t and hung up. He calls right back & asks me how I know he is full of sh*t. No kidding! lol He asks me if I want to talk to his supervisor. Said yes - thinking I'm going to have fun with this. His supervisor (also with heavy Middle Eastern accent) says his name is Sean Stippler & asks if I have a good criminal attorney that will walk in the courthouse with me. I said yes. He asked for name. I told him my lawyer works for the firm of Smith & Wesson & the number is 382-5968 (look on your phone key pad to see what this spells). He hung up. Actually - I hope they call again! lol

I just got the same voice mail from 888-724-4819. A guy with a strong Indian accent said that they are IRS and have a pending lawsuit agaist me. If I don't call back asap they will have the local law enforcement come and arrest me. LOL!!!

They threaten you with legal action from the IRS.  This is a SCAM!  When I told them it was funny that I receive all my mail from the IRS, but haven't received a notice about legal action.  They hung up.

Scam. Do not give them any information.

These people are the scum of the earth.

I called these idiots back n said I was bill gates n I wanted to pay them 2.6 billion dollars that I haven't paid so I asked where to send the money. They said they'll arrest me first LOL

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

Just received a voice mail from 888-724-4819. Said that they are IRS and have a pending lawsuit. If I don't call back asap they will have the local sheriff come and arrest me. The accent was clearly Indian not middle eastern as "Mike" suggested. And that's only because every indian idiot has

LOL

I love the "coordinates" part!!!

Same here, received a call yesterday (Feb 20, 14) morning from one of these Jerks with heavy middle eastern accent. Could be terrorists!

When asked to identify w/ their names and coordinates. They refused!

FBI should trail and nail these SOB's.

Got a call from this joker says hey from the irs will sue and arrest me. Ha!  My office is across the street from the irs. When they want to talk they walk across the street.

They've done it twice. So I knew he was a liar.

just got a call from "Lloyd" to discuss pending law suit.  Wants to arrest me.  Heavy foreign accent.

This now the second and different phone number that these people are calling and threatening to arrest my husband. None of them are from the USA. It must be some huge fraud ring because I can tell its a call center. It has scam written all over it.

888-724-4819 called file complaint with US DA. at 405 521 2029
They claim to be with IRS t is a scam.
Caller: AKA Daniel Smith
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888-724-4819 called file complaint with US DA. at 405 521 2029
They claim to be with IRS t is a scam.

I got the same threatening call alleging it is the Fraud Division of IRS.  

the irs has youre number.. i am going to find you weather you call or not. the irs wants to know youre address. i gave them both of youre numbers

threat to extort money