804-472-8163

Caller belligerently informed me that I was under investigation by the IRS. He spoke so quickly I couldn't respond, and it was like he was leaving a voice mail even though I had answered. He said I or my lawyer should call him and made a threat of dire consequences if I should ignore the call. When I returned the call (immediately) I asked what I was being investigated for. He said I should have my lawyer call him. I repeated I need to know what it is about so I can get the correct type of lawyer. "Officer Garry" said he couldn't tell me. When I said if I'm being investigated I need to know why, he said to have my lawyer call him and hung up. I guarantee, I am NOT having my lawyer call him, nor will I call again.

I got the same exact call. I did not answer as I did not recognize the number. I listened to the VM and whoever it was, sounded extremely angry. The VM said "do not try and disregard this message. Just give me a call back as soon as you get this message. If I don't hear back from you or an attorney,  the only thing I can do is wish you good luck as the situation will badly unfold on you." Now, I've never been contacted by the IRS, but I think they would be a little bit nicer and a lot less threatening.

There is a widespread IRS (or CRA) or "tax scam" being  practiced by scammers on both USA and Canadian residents.

USA tax payers should read this:
http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/Phone-Scams-C ... 5-Filing-Season

Canadian tax payers should read this:
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/nwsrm/lrts/2013/l131210-eng.html

Short answer:
The IRS never initiates a contact via phone.
They always send a snailmail first.

Educational post:
This scam is also described as scam #11, here:
http://phonehelp.2truth.com/facts.html

If you were contacted by an IRS impostor, you may file a report, after clicking on this link:
http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml

UPDATES:
Recent news story:
http://www.wltx.com/story/money/2015/03/12/fa ... -scam/70202814/

Congressional hearing:
http://www.nbcnews.com/business/taxes/tax-imp ... hearing-n341906

That happens just few minutes ago

This Arab man called and said I was under investigation from the irs and I need to have a lawyer present when I call them back.

Yeah...saying he is from the IRS, VERY threatening.  However, he sounded a little frightened when I returned his call.  lol!  Same people scamming business owners in the name of Gulf Power.  Have a little fun with them....Lord knows I do. ;)

OMG I just received the same call and called back with the same [***] smh

Just received the same call!

I just got the same call - block and delete!

Just got the same call 30 minutes ago and was told I owe xxx of dollars.   I kept asking for what cause I needed to explain to my husband.  The officer told me that I was going to be arrested in 25 minutes and not to call them.  When I spoke with my husband he told me it was a scam.

I received the same voice mail message. It was from Officer Andrew Stanley at 804-472-8163. Telling me or my lawyer to contact him. I will patiently await what ever is coming my way for ignoring this message.

I received the same voice mail message. Was his name Officer Andrew Stanley at 804-472-8163?

It was very threating. He said my attorney or I needed to call Officer Andrew Stanley back at 804-472-8163. The message said "do not try and disregard this message. Just give me a call back as soon as you get this message. If I don't hear back from you or an attorney,  the only thing I can do is wish you good luck as the situation will badly unfold on you." He didn't say what company he was calling from.

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

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.

The same number just called me. I told  him he was just trying to scam people. He told me he was going to come kill me in my sleep.

Don't engage these criminals. They will just become more brazen and threatening. They are only interested in obtaining your unconditional and docile cooperation in getting access to your bank account so they can wipe you out. Just hang up and block the number.

Same issue. Voicemail received from Officer Andrew Stanley of the IRS-804-472-8163, def. has foreign accent.

Definitely a script!  Just got the exact same message.

Ditto on all of the above, I called back, for more info (I had already heard about this scam) and introduced myself as a Federal Officer, person asked for my phone number, I asked what agency he represented.  Must have hit a nerve, he hung up on me.  Next, called local police (I shouldn't have called back) and they assured me it was a scam, not to worry, don't give any information, again, IRS does NOT contact via phone calls.  Yes, they had strong accents, eastern European or Middle East (we always thing Middle East today, unfortunately).  Maybe Al Quida is running out of money or, better still, ISIS?  I can hope!

Same as the rest. Officer Andrew Stanley informing me to have my lawyer call him or else the situation will unfold badly.