IRS Scam!!!

In my experience with the IRS in as a preparer, they will not call you.

They send out a a letter with any areas of your return they wish to examine. Any in depth, face to face examinations will be done in a local office.

Good on your wife to sniff this scam out.
This is true...Few years back the fellow that prepares ours made a mistake. Initial contact by the IRS was by mail.