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Recorded message says they are IRS and I need to call back to avoid legal action, dumb [***]

also received  a call and message from the  IRS!Anyone else?

I got the call today - they left voice message.  I called them back and when he answered he said he was an agent from the IRS and I asked him to prove it - silence.  I then said that he was a scammer and would be reported.  He hung up.  I called back and he has caller ID because as soon as he answered he SANG to me "Scam scam scam scam."  I told him he was a little [***] and was being reported.  He hung up.  I called again and he said nothing of course.

The same story... Robocall with recorded message from IRS.

Got 2 recorded messages saying they we were IRS. When I blocked my number and called them back they didn't accept my call. SCAM

Pretended to be IRS and threatened with legal action.  IRS does not call.  It sends mail.

They call and threatening people behalf of IRS.DO NOT pay attention to these people they are trying to get you DO NOT pay attention they are  SCAM.

These are criminal extortionists operating in overseas boiler rooms using VOIP to alter their identities and locations and out of the reach of US law enforcement.

If someone calls saying he's an IRS agent and demands that you send money immediately, hang up.
It's a phone scam.In fact, it tops the IRS "Dirty Dozen" list of tax scams this year, and it's been surging in recent months, the agency said Thursday.

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), which oversees the IRS, has received reports of 290,000 scam calls since October 2013 and said nearly 3,000 victims have been swindled out of $14 million so far.

By altering their caller ID number to make it look like they're calling from an IRS office, these scammers often threaten vulnerable people like the elderly and new immigrants with things like arrest, deportation or the loss of their driver's license if they don't pay immediately for money purportedly owed.

Often leaving messages that say it's "urgent" you call them back, the scammers use common names and sometimes say they are from the IRS Criminal Division. They may even claim to know the last four digits of your Social Security number and send follow-up emails that appear to be from the IRS, TIGTA said.

They often demand that payments be made by prepaid debit card.

Once they make their threats, the scammers have been known to call back and again disguise their caller ID so it appears they are calling from the police department or the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).

Or sometimes when they call, they may say you have a refund due and ask you to provide personal information so you can claim it.

The real IRS will usually contact you by regular mail first, if it needs to contact you at all. And the agency never demands immediate payment by phone or asks for credit card or debit numbers if they do call. It also never asks for personal or financial information by email, text or social media.

If you get what you suspect is a scam call, report it to TIGTA through its Web site or call 800-366-4484.

http://money.cnn.com/2015/01/22/pf/taxes/irs-tax-scams/