Shellback Loc: North of Cheyenne Bottoms Wetlands - Kansas

From the IRS website - it's no wonder you disconnected - I would have too -

The IRS will never:
Call to demand immediate payment, nor will we call about taxes owed without first having mailed you a bill..
Demand that you pay taxes without giving you the opportunity to question or appeal the amount they say you owe.
Require you to use a specific payment method for your taxes, such as a prepaid debit card.
Ask for credit or debit card numbers over the phone.
Threaten to bring in local police or other law-enforcement groups to have you arrested for not paying.

If you get a phone call from someone claiming to be from the IRS and asking for money, here’s what you should do:
If you know you owe taxes or think you might owe, call the IRS at 1.800.829.1040. The IRS workers can help you with a payment issue.
If you know you don’t owe taxes or have no reason to believe that you do, report the incident to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) at 1.800.366.4484 or at www.tigta.gov.
You can file a complaint using the FTC Complaint Assistant; choose “Other” and then “Impostor Scams.” If the complaint involves someone impersonating the IRS, include the words “IRS Telephone Scam” in the notes.
Remember, too, the IRS does not use unsolicited email, text messages or any social media to discuss your personal tax issue. For more information on reporting tax scams, go to www.irs.gov and type “scam” in the search box.

Ref: https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/scam-phone-calls-continue-irs-identifies-five-easy-ways-to-spot-suspicious-calls

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

I mentioned this about a year ago. They don't have to track you on a web site, they can just listen on your phone unless you have it turned off. I told the story about my daughter asking me if I had a strong magnet so she could retrieve a needle that had fallen into a decorative slit in a table. I never looked up anything on line about magnets but in a day or two I had received two ads from magnet companies, one stating they sold the world's strongest magnets. If you don't think your phone is monitoring you, just say "hey Seri" and the phone responds. If it wasn't listening, it wouldn't know to respond!

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Alexis must think we are very boring.....

therwol Loc: USA

From the IRS web site.

"IRS employees may call taxpayers to set up appointments or discuss audits but not without first attempting to notify taxpayers by mail."

You can't be faulted for expecting them to follow their own rules.

sgt hop Loc: baltimore md,now in salisbury md

i wish i could play with them....most calls i get are recordings.....getting a bunch on medical assistance now....

phlash46 Loc: Westchester County, New York

So do i! I often ask if their mother knows what they do for a living.

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

Not necessary Dean! Every language understands, " F you"!!!
Mark

DeanS Loc: Capital City area of North Carolina

Agree abt the recordings, but I wait until a hiunan comes on, then start the games.

DeanS Loc: Capital City area of North Carolina

I often inform caller that "I am the CEO of the Scam Alert Network" and immediately - click!

DeanS Loc: Capital City area of North Carolina

So true Mak, and I have heard it east and west, and in between, around the world.

alliebess Loc: suburban Philadelphia

I haven't been looking for IPhones, but I've received two of those calls from "Amazon." Female voice that sounds like a robot. Just to be see if someone had used my account, I checked Amazon for my orders and there was nothing there.

Ioannis

I have a landline phone that is programmed to accept calls from numbers are saved for people and relatives I would like to hear from. I can add numbers anytime from banks, doctors or other sources. My phone rings and it shows on the screen the name of the caller or if it’s scam. But yet you’re never protected from sophisticated scammers. Our cellphones are another way of communication. While we are on the scams subject PLEASE watch out of wonderful offers on Facebook. Soonest I settle a problem I’m involved right now I will post my bad experience of been scammed by a Facebook ad.

sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri

Things were a lot simpler before the move to become "one world" although Slovenia looks like a nice scenic place to visit.

Chiroman8

Dear Long Shadow,
Sorry to say that they have caught up with you ! The area code now can even be your own & when you answer you'll find that that area code is from somewhere else!

Donald McGavin Loc: Tennessee

Some of these messages are recordings. I found that by accident. If I ask a question in the first few seconds, the recording switches off and then starts the reply from the beginning. Alternatively, if there is a person they will often just hang up. I also find that I can never understand the name of the organization they are calling from, and so I ask, and they often hang up.