<prompt> Human: Before you read this, yes I understand Im fucking stupid. Glad we all can agree on that. Moving on... I was victim to an IRS impersonator scam on 9-21-2017 via phone call. I received a phone call which I missed and was left a voicemail. The voicemail said I was under investigation by the IRS and to call back for further information. I called back and was informed that I am being investigated for tax fraud and there is currently a warrant out for my arrest. I will be extradited to Washington DC to stand trial and can face up to 5 years in prison. However I can choose to settle by paying the current fees and the process can be resolved out of court. The matter was said to be classified and if i contacted a lawyer or anyone else it would nullify the settlement yes I know giant red flag. I was told that if I choose not to settle or hung up then the police would be arriving. This was a 5 hour phone call in which I was very skeptical and remained not fully convinced because there is nothing that I should be guilty of to my knowledge. My taxes are filed through a 3rd party and I was told its possible they may have made the mistakes but I am the one still responsible for it. Long story short I deposited over 6,000 into an attorneys account. Sent my Drivers license and receipt of deposit to the person I was talking to via email. Waited on the phone for 30 min while they processed it and was given a verification number that my warrant was dropped. I was told to await a phone call the next day to resume the process. They called in the morning and I was told that once they resolve the case it will be forwarded to the state and they can choose to prosecutefreeze my assets if they want. They wanted approx 8,000 to set a bond so the state would not be able to freeze my assets if they choose to prosecute me. I told them I need legal documentation to move forward before I did that. He said the documentation would be sent to me and we can resume the process after I have reviewed it. The documentation is suppose to arrive 9-25-2017. Finally after 100 red flags went off should of stopped at 1 I spoke to the local law enforcement. Sat down, gave all the info and was told this was a scam. They said the money is probably gone and since I deposited the money in a different state I have to contact that law enforcement agency which I will be doing. The bank Bank of America where i deposited the 6,000 i have to wait until Monday to go there. The information I gave out is a photo of my drivers licence and the name of the 2 banks I bank with. Whatever other info they have is what they got on their own. What should I do to handle this and protect my identity? Thank you for reading and sorry for the frustration you feel for reading over my act of stupidity. The main reason I went through with it is because I have a family that I provide for and cant afford to be taken away from them. This gave me tunnel vision on the whole situation. Edit 1: I recorded all phone calls as well.  <response>: The money is gone. Likely overseas. Put a freeze on your credit, itll help protect your identity at least 