800-505-5442

Threatened with arrest

Warning! This is an IRS Scam number!

Robo scam message:

Quote:

.....serious emergency and time sensitive we are calling you from investigation team of I.R.S. We have just received the notification regarding your tax filings, from the headquarters which will get expired in the next 24 working hours, and once it get expired after that you will be taken under custody by the local police, as there are 4 serious allegations pressed on your name at this moment, we would request you to get back to us so that we can discuss about this case, before taking any legal action against you, the number to reach us is 800-505-5442 I repeat 800-505-5442 thank you.

Listen to message

The IRS doesn't initiate contact with taxpayers by email, text messages or social media channels to request personal or financial information. In addition, IRS does not threaten taxpayers with lawsuits, imprisonment or other enforcement action. Recognizing these telltale signs of a phishing or tax scam could save you from becoming a victim.

THE IRS WON'T:

• Call you about tax debt without sending an Official Notice by U.S Mail FIRST
• Call to demand immediate payment using a prepaid debit card, gift Card or wire transfer
• Issue an Arrest Warrant because you owe taxes.
• Threaten to have the police, immigration or any Agency arrest you
• Ask for credit/debit card numbers over the phone
• Make deals to avoid arrest or criminal prosecution
• Tell you theres a Law Suit AND an Arrest Warrant, since its counterintuitive and conflicting

Every TaxPayer has the Right to question or appeal the amount claimed you owe.

See: How to know it’s really the IRS calling or knocking on your door

You can make a report about an IRS Scam call:

Contact the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration to report a phone scam. Use their “IRS Impersonation Scam Reporting” web page. You can also call 800-366-4484.

Report phone scams to the Federal Trade Commission. Use the “FTC Complaint Assistant” on FTC.gov. Please add "IRS Telephone Scam" in the notes.

The IRS Collection Process:
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p594.pdf

Called and said something about how they would proceed with legal action if I didn’t call them back, etc

Called several times.  I did ot answer but they keep calling