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I just got another call from "IRS" on my cell phone. Left a message about the "arrest warrant" so I called them back on a land line and said it was my wife's cell that they called on and she was out. I gave them a phony name and SS# and then played the game with them for 37 minutes and 14 seconds. They verified that the phony name and phony SS# did actually owe $9780 for "willful mistakes" made over the past 4 years. I told them that I take a standard deduction and only have 1 W-2 form, but they were "certain" that I had purposely made a false calculation and the warrant for my arrest, 5 years in prison, and a $95000 fine was coming my way! BUT, if I cooperated today with them, they would eliminate the big fine and jail time--all I had to do was pay the $9780. I told them i never have seen that amount of money at one time and that I only had about $200 in the bank. They asked about credit cards and I told them I thought I had about $2000 left on my only credit card. They kept transferring me to other agents and collection officers and I was put on hold many times. Finally the collection officer, a heavily accented "Patricia Wilson" said that she would work with me on a payment plan as long as I got them the $2000 today. She told me to drive over to Walgreens with my cell phone and purchase four $500 I-tunes cards. She gave me a tip--"don't tell Walgreens that the cards are for the IRS or they will charge you $50 more for each one." I thanked her for saving me the $200 and she said "You are welcome--at IRS we are dedicated to helping out the taxpayers." I told her that it was my wife's cellphone and I did not have a cell, so she told me to put the call I made to her on hold, drive to Walgreens and buy the cards, and then come back for further instructions. When I hit the 37 minute mark, I told "Miss Wilson" that I had just one more item to mention and then told her I ws an accountant and really enjoyed wasting her and her associates time this evening. I ended with "Have a nice day and perhaps get a real job." She ended with "(Bleep) you for wasting my time." And here I thought she was dedicated to helping out the taxpayer. Her number, if you care to have some fun, was a DC number 929-294-1482