This morning I received yet another IRS scam phone call, from a different area code. This time I didn’t answer, but the scammer’s robocaller still left a voicemail.
I googled “IRS lawsuit call” and got the following page:
Among other things the article mentions 5000 people have been scammed out of a total of over $26 million! That’s a LOT of money!
Excerpted from the article:
The IRS will never:
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Call to demand immediate payment, nor will the agency call about taxes owed without first having mailed you a bill.
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Demand that you pay taxes without giving you the opportunity to question or appeal the amount they say you owe.
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Require you to use a specific payment method for your taxes, such as a prepaid debit card.
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Ask for credit or debit card numbers over the phone.
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Threaten to bring in local police or other law-enforcement groups to have you arrested for not paying.
For more, visit “Tax Scams and Consumer Alerts” on IRS.gov.