<prompt> Human: So I just got a call from the IRS Crime division regarding tax fraud from 3 random years. They said I owed nearly 4,000 and that I better not hang up the phone or the police would knock on my door within 30 minutes with a warrant for my arrest. They said if I hung up the phone, it would flag their system as me being unwilling to cooperate and legal action, including my arrest, would be put in motion..Total scam.. right?EDIT: so this blew the fuck up!! I firstly want to thank everyone for taking the time to respond. Were just a small sample size of the world and so many of us have knowledge and experience some good, some not so good about these scams. You guys have reached out to more people than you could possibly know. Secondly, lets be vigilant out there. These scams affect the elderly and vulnerable and we need to take care of our own. Lastly, fuck these shady bastards and their vulturous ways.Assistant: well played , scam. Dodged having to buy ,4000 in itunes cardsHuman: Man.. I gotta say.. my inner monologue was SCREAMING this is a scam. Dont fall for this shit. Youre smarter than that. But my god.. these people were relentless!! And Id be lying if I said I wasnt sweating it just a little.. I feel so bad for people that dont see through this shit..  <response>: Keep that skepticism, man.I got a call from my internet provider and it started off extremely casual, and he was offering me an upgrade in my speed for less money than I was paying. I straight up asked if it was a scam.We talked a bit, and I held my personal information close to my chest. He seemed to know a bunch of information about my account, but I was still skeptical.He explained that he was pulled from the cell phone division to work on calling people to switch them over to a new plan, with the option of a 2 year contract with a 200 VISA gift card.I knew that the company was trying to scoop up as many people as possible on its relatively new fiber expansion, and retain them so they didnt switch to a competitor, so that made sense. And cell phone guys are notoriously, Hey man, Im your bud and Ive got a deal for you! Type of personalities.So I went along with it. And then he asked for my account number. And again Im like, what? Why dont you have that? You called me and have information on me! Something about how hes working out of his own cell office and only was given certain information to make the call.Still skeptical, but realizing that I didnt give him any real personal information other than an account number, I went along with it.He gave me his number for cell phone deals I was with a different company and a week later I had faster internet for less money.Good to be skeptical and cautious in any case, though. 