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Fortunately, I know the IRS doesn't "do" phone calls but it still gives ones heart a jolt! They left me a voice mail that a law suit was being filed a***nst me and a call back # which was the same as the caller. I did not call back.

Call about an IRS lawsuit a***nst me.

Received voice mail from John ********claiming to be with IRS Tax Crime Investigation. Message said warrant was issued for my arrest. I called back and asked for federal employee ID to give to my lawyer. They disconnected the call and now will not answer my calls. The person who answered the call had a heavy foreign accent.

This is not a legitimate call from the IRS. Please see the following press releases: http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Warns-of-Pervasive-Telephone-Scam http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Reiterates-Warning-of-Pervasive-Telephone-Scam Since this individual is impersonating the IRS you should also report it to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA). You can send an email to [email protected] or file an online complaint by completing their "Online Form" located on their website, http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml Please visit our "Report Phishing" website (http://www.irs.gov/uac/Report-Phishing) and click on "Complaint****istant". This will allow you to file a complaint with the FTC and identify the complaint as an IRS complaint. Alternatively you can file a complaint directly with the FTC by visiting http://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov. Whether you use the IRS link or file the complaint directly with the FTC, add "IRS Hostile Call" in the Comments section of the complaint. Individuals who have been victimized by this scam and have provided one or more Green Dot MoneyPak numbers to the scammer should also notify Green Dot directly at 800-473-3636 to report the scam and open an investigation. Regards, phishin***rs.gov Online Fraud Detection and Prevention (OFDP) Internal Revenue Service United States Department of the Treasury