360-232-5842

Called and left message that the irs was filing suit. Said to call this number immediately.  Just another scam. The irs does not use the phone to contact. A friend of mine got the same call yesterday.

Caller said it was the IRS and I am being sued by the so I must call back Calling at least three times a day

Block the call if you can.  The REAL IRS mails letters if there is a problem.

Automated message saying IRS was filing lawsuit against me/husband/both of us/adult child living at home???  Gave no info about whom was being sued. Tried to call back to inform them I was aware of the scam but there was no answer.

I also received a call from 360-232-5842 with a recorded message for me to call this number as soon as possible regarding an IRS lawsuit.  When I returned the call, they said they were the IRS and asked for my phone number as my case number (seemed odd).  They attempted to verify my address at which point I did not verify the address and asked why they were calling.  I was told the IRS has conducted an audit of my taxes from 2008 - 2012 and found major discrepancies in the taxes I had filed (also odd since I use a reputable accountant).  I was also told that the IRS has made multiple attempts to contact me by mail and I have not responded (again strange since I have never received any notices from the postal service or the IRS).  At that point, I was told that the remainder of this conversation would be on a recorded line and for me to be very careful of what I said because my comments could be used in court!!).  The man on the phone told me that if I don't settle this matter immediately everything I own could be compromised, my credit destroyed and my drivers' license revoked.  Realizing that this was a scam - - and just playing along - - I asked, OK tell me what I need to do to settle this matter?  I was told that someone from the Sherrif's office would be at my door in 45 minutes to present me with the proper paperwork.  That was about 15 minutes ago . . . I'm here along with my 2 easily aggravated boxers and a cup of tea . . . waiting to see if I have a visitor this afternoon.

I'm realizing (hoping!) this is a scam . . . but I don't understand the point of the scam??  Just to make phone calls and have folks wonder what's going on?  What is the purpose?

Called 1:17 CDT.  Taped message played advising IRS is going to sue.  Caller ID displayed "unknown caller".  Using "*69" to recall the number that called me, message was 360-232-5842, which is the number given if you want to talk to the IRS about your situation.  This is a SCAM as the IRS conducts its correspondence by US Mail.

Well, if you stay on the line long enough, the scammer will ask you how you are going to deal with this.  Then he will give you the amount you owe the IRS and tell you you have to go buy some sort of untraceable money cards, or other untraceable instrument and send money to him or a US mule.  If you do this, he will tell you, the whole problem will go away.

Total scam.  Originates in either India or Pakistan.   Block and ignore.   DO NOT RETURN THE CALL!
See:  http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Reiterate ... -Telephone-Scam

Report them:
https://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml
I’m an Enrolled Agent with the IRS (Inactive). IRS does not initiate contacts by phone.  US mail only.   IRS does not file lawsuits.   Court action, if any is handled by the DOJ and all parties are entitled to legal assistance if it is a criminal matter.  But--tax disputes are for the most part civil matters.  90% of all IRS tax disputes are settled administratively.  IRS has absolutely no authority to call on local law enforcement for anything. Local law is never involved in IRS tax disputes. IRS does not threaten to involve local law enforcement or to arrest you for nonpayment of federal taxes.  IRS has no powers of arrest.    If LE is necessary, US Marshals do the job.  IRS does not cold call anyone and demand immediate payment of  money.  IRS does not ask for financial information over the phone.   IRS does not accept Green card money paks for payment in any case.  No one is prosecuted for ordinary tax disputes. IRS has absolutely no authority over anyone's professional license. Professional licensing is handled by state governments.  Yes, levies on property to satisfy an existing tax obligation do occur, but only after a very long period of negotiation. And yes, liens are placed on individuals but  usually after a lot of negotiation and a failure to reach a settlement.    All determinations of tax liability are subject to appeals.  All  contacts by the IRS are initiated by US mail.
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Got a threatening call to come to the house in 30 minutes. IRS and Officer to handcuff my wife if we didn't pay on demand $4,930.18.
We owe nothing in taxes.

Same thing as above. They left a message saying that it was a final notice from the IRS and that the reason for the call was to inform me that the IRS is filing a lawsuit against me and that I had to call them back immediately for information.  Yeesh!   Thumbs up to KMB Delaware...sit and have a nice cup of tea while waiting with your aggravated boxers! No kidding. Thanks also to poster(s) who gave extra info. Time for me to check out the IRS website.

Robocall, left a message saying they were from IRS and they were suing me for fraud. Interesting, considering I have always lived in Canada and don't owe any taxes. Obvious scam.

Got call that IRS is suing me.

Same robocall, but I know the IRS does not initiate these actions by phone, always US Mail. Scam, probably phishing for SS or CC numbers.

I just recieved the same exact thing you had. everything you just typed was the same exact thing that I just went through. Thye told me that they were looking at taxes I had filed from 2008-2012... I filed taxes for the first time last year haha. Then they told me I had payed all of my taxes and I told them that I was paying in installments and that I hadnt payed them off fully and they just hung up immediately. So happy that it was a scam.

They told me I owed the same exact amount.

Extortion scam and most of these calls are coming from India and Pakistan.

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

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/4b849c65e54346 ... leader-irs-scam

Report the Calls to the real IRS here:
•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.

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Do consider getting a call blocking device or phone.. You can google them and many are around $40.00 or so.If its a cell phone, some already have call blocking, if not, there are free apps on the web that will work for some. You can google this. If you have a smart phone, there is a free app called call control. Iphones appear to have apps also. Another one is called Mr. Number.

For tracfone & straight talk:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.privacystar.android.tracfone&hl=en
http://extras.straighttalk.com/en
http://www.youmail.com/home/carriers/straight-talk/block-number
https://www.straighttalkwirelessforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=6803&t=55006

Just received a call from this number  a few minutes ago.  I have Caller ID and did not recognize the phone number.  I also have my trusty CPR Call Blocker V108 - which can block up to 1200 robocallers and scammers - and I immediately blocked the call, then checked this site to verify that it is indeed a fraudulent call.  Believe it or not, in just two months of using the CPR Call Blocker I have now blocked 120 phone numbers!!  The number of robocallers, scammers, fraudsters, is simply limitless.

Caveat emptor,

Received an automated call that I was being sued by the IRS and to call back immediatly!

Received the same VM, never bothered to call - sounded like a scam msg.

Received a call during the day while we were at work from 360-232-5842 (Caller ID listed it as a Washington number).  A message was left that the the IRS was going to file a lawsuit because of an audit they had done on our taxes. Said I should call back and get the case file regarding this suit.

Received a call saying "IRS calling and they have filed a lawsuit against you".