Variations of this have been in the press, and the IRS website recently posted a message (since removed) imploring people not to call them. But it's good to have direct verification. Thanks for posting it.
You mentioned a refund date of March 4 . If that came from TT, it was only an estimate, based on the customary IRS goal of 21 days. But even the IRS can change a refund date that it itself posted. In addition, a friend who is a pro tax preparer told me that the IRS is struggling with a number of folks who filed for the Recovery Rebate Credit even though they were not eligible (think: dependent), or had already received the first two stimulus payments. Apparently some think this is how they get the 3rd stimulus, which of course has not yet been enacted into law.
