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MeredithMan · 07-15-2016, 08:42 AM

....The IRS scam gets people all worked up, but it is totally a scam. The caller, which is sometimes live or a recording, states that you are being sued by the IRS and to avoid the lawsuit, you need to pay what you owe now!

It is total BS and shameful, really, because a lot of folks fall for it.

By the (un) luck of the draw, we have been audited twice by the IRS over the years, and they do not call you on the phone. The IRS communicates in writing to the taxpayer if there is a legitimate issue they are looking at so there is a paper audit trail.

If you get the IRS lawsuit call, just hang up!

07-15-2016, 08:42 AM	#15
MeredithMan Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Bedford, NH; Meredith, NH Posts: 864 Thanks: 233 Thanked 768 Times in 302 Posts	The IRS Scam... ....The IRS scam gets people all worked up, but it is totally a scam. The caller, which is sometimes live or a recording, states that you are being sued by the IRS and to avoid the lawsuit, you need to pay what you owe now! It is total BS and shameful, really, because a lot of folks fall for it. By the (un) luck of the draw, we have been audited twice by the IRS over the years, and they do not call you on the phone. The IRS communicates in writing to the taxpayer if there is a legitimate issue they are looking at so there is a paper audit trail. If you get the IRS lawsuit call, just hang up!