If your caller ID says you’re receiving a call from (202) 609-7070, don’t answer the phone.
No, this isn’t a ghost story. No one will tell you that you have “five days left” or that the calls are coming from inside the house. But the truth could be even scarier.
According to the Internal Revenue Service, calls from that number are being made by someone impersonating an IRS agent who demands payment for a tax lien that doesn’t exist.
Mad World News cited a WSTU report that described the heavily-accented fake agent as demanding money immediately. Those who refuse to pay are threatened with arrest.