509-588-7197

Pretends to be from the IRS - same scam as 509-392-6027. States that this is final warning from the IRS.

IRS case scam

Claimed to be the irs/ ssid they were located in washington dc

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

Claims irs is filling a lawsuit against you.  Scammer

Pretended to be the IRS

I also received an automated voice mail message, telling me the IRS is filing a lawsuit against me.  I returned the call, but wouldn't give out any information.  The individual did give me a name and an IRS agent number, but he didn't have my current address, didn't know my name, and didn't have my correct age.  He did have my previous address, but I've been filing under my new address since 2013. He claimed an audit of tax years 2008 - 2013 showed a "miscalculation." Interesting thing is I was audited in 2011, and the IRS gave me an all clear.  Moreover, I just spoke with the IRS (yes, the real IRS) on Friday, last week (June 5, 2015), because the IRS was holding onto my refund, and the woman I spoke to said she couldn't find any notes in my file as to why the IRS was doing what they are doing.  Now, I'm suspicious, but don't know what to do. Guess I'll have to contact the IRS again.

Same as all the others.  A very poor recording claiming to be the IRS and they were filling a law suit against me. Didn't even return the call.

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/

Left recorded message that the IRS is filing a claim against us and we need to call this number ASAP