I have received this 3 times 
A robocall informing me that the IRS has me under investigation. They give a number to call for more info.
The IRS doesn’t work this way.
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They just called me again!
Please call.
I wish they’d call me I’d love to tell them how I feel about the IRS. If they call I’ll tell them I’m close friends with Ed and Elaine Brown.
CBS article
In
case you are thinking this is the IRS scamming me, it isn’t.
It’s somebody else
pretending to be the IRS to get me to pay them some money.
Here’s what CBS News
says about it.
IRS warns of biggest tax scam
ever By Kathy Kristof MoneyWatch March 20, 2014, CBS
News
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/irs-warns-of-biggest-tax-scam-ever/
As if taxpayers don’t have
enough to worry about. Thousands of Americans have been conned out of more than
$1 million by crooks posing as IRS agents demanding tax payments, according to
the U.S. Treasury.
“This is the largest scam
of its kind that we have ever seen,” said J. Russell George, the Treasury
inspector general for tax administration, who says the agency has received more
than 20,000 complaints about the fraud.
The
sophisticated phone scam has hit victims in every state, tax officials say.
Callers claiming to be from the IRS tell intended victims they owe taxes and
must pay using a prepaid debit card or wire transfer. The scammers threaten
those who refuse to pay with arrest, deportation or loss of a business or
driver’s license.
To lend the scam credibility,
the crooks often know the last four digits of the taxpayer’s Social Security
number, and the calls are made with spoofed caller identification software that
makes it appear the call is originating from the IRS.
In many cases, taxpayers will
get follow-up calls that appear to be from their state motor vehicle agency (if
a driver’s license was threatened) or the police. The scammers also send
follow-up emails that mimic the IRS insignia and even appear to be signed by
real IRS officials.
“The increasing number of
people receiving these unsolicited calls from individuals who fraudulently
claim to represent the IRS is alarming,” George said. “Particularly
during the tax filing season, we want to make sure that innocent taxpayers are
alert to this scam so they are not harmed by these criminals. Do not become a
victim.”
In reality, if you owe taxes,
the IRS will contact you by U.S. mail — not email. The agency never asks for
payment via debit card or wire transfer. It never asks you to provide a credit
card number over the phone. And it never requests personal or financial
information by e-mail, text or social media.
“If someone unexpectedly
calls claiming to be from the IRS and uses threatening language if you don’t
pay immediately, that is a sign that it is not the IRS calling,” George
said.
If you get a call from someone
claiming to be with the IRS asking for a payment, here’s what to do:
* If you owe federal taxes, or
think you may owe taxes, hang up and call the IRS directly at 1-800-829-1040.
* If you don’t owe taxes, call
and report the incident to the Treasury inspector general of tax administration
at 1-800-366-4484.
* You can also file a complaint
with the Federal Trade Commission at http://www.FTC.gov. Please add “IRS Telephone Scam” to
the comments in your complaint.
* If you get an email that’s
purportedly from the IRS, do not open any attachments or click on any links in
the email. Send it to phishing@irs.gov.
Taxpayers should also be aware
of other unrelated scams (such as a lottery sweepstakes winner) and
solicitations (such as debt relief) that fraudulently claim to be from the IRS.
You can read more about identified tax scams at the IRS website, http://www.irs.gov.
© 2014 CBS Interactive
Inc.. All Rights Reserved.
Oh, Tomata
I do hope you understand and appreciate the tremendous esteem the IRS must have in you to be reaching out so many times. Their budget has been slashed severely in recent years, so you’ll just have to forebear the impersonal nature of their attempts. Have your SS# handy, any and all bank and credit card numbers, mother’s maiden name, etc. and you’re golden.
My guess is that this is due to a new-found appreciation for the political beliefs of conspiracy types that the Obama administration is making the hallmark of their final year in office. You may be getting a call about a presidential medal of honor next.
Good warning for people. I
Good warning for people. I got one of those windows computer calls yesterday, we’ve received notice that there is a bug on your Windows computer so just give us your social security number and credit card number etc. etc. Except now they’re getting smart and including Macintosh. Seems their system now can tell that you have a bug on either your Windows or Mac computer but can’t tell them which kind you have.
"Windows" versus "Vindows"
One clue that the call might be bogus comes when the caller calls it “Vindows”
Coincidence?
It’s 4:35 on Saturday.
About 2 minutes ago, I just received a call from “Jack” at “Vindows Technical Department”.
Before I hung up, he told me that he knew everything about my computer.
Amazing!!!
IRS conspiracy theory
So you think this is conspiracy theory, eh, Will?
Well, this IS a conspiracy, but not by the IRS.
And, it’s no theory, it’s real.
See the CBS article above.
Crebral Brownnoser Society
Yea, you probably believe everything you read at CBS.
Crebral?
My English isn’t too well.
What does “Crebral” mean?
Crebral
It’s from the Hindi language, and means ‘those who smell like burning french fries.’
Jabberwocky in the morning
In other words tomaidh is one who smells like burning french fries who sucks up to CBS. How so very meaningless. 🙂
Jabbering
No, that’s your interpretation, and really says more about you than about anything I wrote. 🙂
"..says more about you.."
Hey, that’s my line!
I’m sure whatever you choose to do with your interpretation is paramount. 🙂