If the IRS calls, hang up, it is not the IRS

AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) – John Brunetto got the phone call Thursday morning and the electronic voice said, “This call is officially a final notice from the IRS—Internal Revenue Service. The reason of this call is to inform you that the IRS is filing a lawsuit against you,” and Brunetto was instructed to call a phone number with a Seattle, Washington area code.
Those words are enough to scare just about anyone, even people who should know better: the IRS is calling and they