888-869-2147

I received an automated message threatening legal implications (in poor grammar) if I didn't call 888-869-2147. The strange thing is that no telephone number is even listed on my caller ID for the time the call came in.

I keep getting calls from this number saying they are the IRS and I owe them money.

Hang up and block the calls. And do NOT call them back. They are resorting to SWATTING of victims who do not comply with their demands:

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/cherokee-coun ... -them/407362161

These scammers are vindictive as hell and are stopping at NOTHING, to get their way. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain by not talking to them and reporting them to the appropriate agency:

There are numerous telephone and email scams in which individuals claim to be employees of the Treasury Department. These scammers often state that they are from the “Department of Legal Affairs,” offer grant money in exchange for you wiring a small payment, or threaten to arrest you within a short period of time unless payment is made. Do not provide personal information or payment to these individuals.  Their actions are crimes under Titles 18 and 31 of the United States Code, and the Treasury Office of Inspector General is working to stop them.

If they claim to be from Treasury, report  it to OIGCounsel@oig.treas.gov with a description.  If it was a phone contact, include:
the exact date and time that you received the call(s)
the phone number of the caller
the geographic location and time zone where you received the call
a description of the communication.

If they claim to be from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) or it is about taxes, report it to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration at:
https://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml

https://www.treasury.gov/services/report-fwa/Pages/Report-Email-Scams.aspx

I keep getting this message -In reference to a criminal lawsuit filed against you. Your case number is CH 76295. The moment you receive this message I need you or your retained attorney of records to return the call. The issue at hand is extremely time sensitive. My phone number is 888-869-2147. Do not disregard this message and do return the call. Now if you don't return the call and I don't hear from your attorney either then the only thing I can do is wish you a good luck as the situation totally unfolds on you. Goodbye."

Just received a call that "notified" me of a time sensitive legal matter and wished me "good luck" if I or my attorney of record did not return their call. REALLY! How dumb do they think we are. My call will be to the Sate Attorney General's office!