@ershalett1968 wrote: "I received a letter from the IRS saying they could not process my return until they hear for me. When I tried they asked for a $50 payment. I gave them my debit card number and the bank thought it was fraud and turned it down."
To add on to @ xmasbaby0 's post, if this turns out to be a scam as suspected, and since you said you gave the outfit your debit card number, I would discuss this further with your bank about getting a new debit card with a different account number, etc. to protect yourself.
Addendum 05/20/24 at 10:05 AM Pacific:
And in addition to the debit card number, did you give them other sensitive personal info such as DOB, SSN, etc.? If so, you should take immediate steps to try to mitigate potential ID theft.
