202-280-7264

Called and said Mark Thomas from DEA and asked for me to call back-when you do it is very convincing that it is the DEA office.  Want your money-verified with true DEA this is a scam.

Feb 29, 2012 I got a call from 202-280-7264 from someone identifying themselves as Special Agent Mark Thomas. Said I was in violation of several laws from an alleged online purchase from 2007. Made lots of threats, i.e., 5-7 yrs in federal prison, sending DEA agents to search my house, warrant for my arrest,etc. Or I could pay a fine.....what a scam. BEWARE!!

Wow, now the feds call first before coming to arrest you?  What great customer service.  Next, they'll be making appointments to extort money or scam you.  Progress, it's a wonderful thing.

Just got a call from this guy Mark Thomas Special DEA Special Agent. He told me that I was involved in an ongoing case whereas I made an illegaI  purchase online 3 months ago and that customs had seized the medication. The only thing is that I did not buy any meds online 3 months ago. Oh I forgot, if I could pay and he didn't know for sure $300 to $1000 he would take care of everything and my record woud stay clean. Thanks to the many posts I now know this is a scam.

THIS IS AN EXTORTION SCAM. Scammers pretend to be law enforcement (police, sheriff, Feds, AG's Office, fake cop agencies with made-up names) and may be using bought/hacked/phished loan application data to extort money or personal info for fictitious crimes.
The real DEA warns about fake-DEA extortion scams here http://www.justice.gov/dea/pubs/states/newsrel/2010/denver111010.html 
The real FBI warns about payday loan extortion scams here http://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/paydayloanscam_120710 
The real FDA warns about fake-FDA extortion scams here http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/2009/ucm195814.htm 
The real FDIC warns about fake-FDIC extortion scams here http://www.fdic.gov/news/news/specialalert/2010/sa10131.html 
Report to the Internet Crime Complaint Center http://www.ic3.gov/complaint/default.aspx , the Federal Communications Commission http://esupport.fcc.gov/complaints.htm , the Federal Trade Commission https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/ and your state AG, as appropriate.

I recieved same call, same agent, same #'s today Feb 29th,2012. Never picked up ore returned call. Just didmnotmsound ormfeelmright! Don't be scammed by Govt (acting) agents! Don't pick up phone or call back! Agent (supposedly) was Mark Thomas calling from 202 241 0206 and wanting me to call back on # 202 280 7264. It's a total SCAM! Hang up!mmTY

Yes I got it today. Very aggressive scam. Took me a couple of whacks to make them go away.

I got 2 calls today fromt his guy about a purchase I supposedly made in 2005 - what a bunch of bs - he told me if i wanted to clear it up today he could take payment of a $500 fine over the phone. I told him I'd need to see something in writing from the DEA, that I don't give my credit card out over the phone, and I told him this sounded like a phishing scam. He hung up on me.Then I came home and googled the number - and ended up here!  My mother did not raise an idiot. :)

I received a phone message this morning from someone alleging to be from the DEA - asked me to call him back.  The line was full of static and the voice almost inaudible.  These guys are totally unconvincing.  Best to ignore them entirely.

Received a phone call from both 434-993-4161 and 202-280-7264 stating they are a special agent from the DEA and needed to speak to me about an ongoing investigation involving an online pharmacy that has been shut down and my involvement with them.   Involvement????  The DEA itself posted a news article to be aware of this scam going around.  Maybe those phony DEA agents should do more reading and realize they are committing a crime posing as an agent.

same stuff, Wilbert Plumer of the FDA called my sister in law.  Very aggressive and threatening.  I had to give her illegal narcotics, explain that it was a scam to put her at ease... lol

He just called me.  I had previously had these calls before.  I laughed at him.  He wasn't very happy.  Dumb [***]!

I received several threating phone calls today saying that I had federal warrants out for my arrest and that I will be arrested at home or at work and that I will go to jail for 4 to 7 years but I could avoid this if I paid a fine of $300 to $4000. They wanted to meet me at a Federal Agency in the city that I lived in and that I needed to fill out paper work. They told me not to go to the sheriff's offfice this was a federal crime not a county. I did go and speak with 2 detectives and they spoke with one of the criminals. I later called back to see if they were going to do anything about this but he said it is just impossible. I have never been so scared and shaken to the core and I have been today. Now I am very angry and want something done about this before someone else falls for this scam. I feel like my life has been turned upside down. This is a cruel and visious scam to pull on anyone. I hope this email does not go un-heard.

said it was dea needed 2000.00 to keep from arresting me for some fraudulent purchase

I just got the same phone call. The idiot speaks 3rd grade English. I told him that I taped the conversation, and was taking it to the Federal Dist. Bldg. He got very pissed off, started call me
names, acting like a scammer--not an agent. DON'T FALL FOR THIS SCAM!!

Just received call from DEA agent Mark Waller about an online med I purchased for mother in-law 10 years ago now I am going to have to pay 1000.00 to get the charges removed???? ok sure where do I send the money...... please tell me so I can send the money...... OH WAIT your not an officer damn I didn't know that.

Had a voicemail from "DEA in Washington DC" said they were "eager" to talk with me concerning a federal matter and that I needed to call them TODAY.  I had my daughter listen to the msg, she googled the number and here I am. He sounded very threatening and called me by name.  My life has been tough enough lately without [***] like this trying to intimidate me.

yep got the call. 434 993-4161 and the other number 202 280-7264
Total SCAM

go to this DEA website before you do anything:

http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/pubs/pressreleases/extortion_scam.htm

ALERT - EXTORTION SCAM - ALERT
DEA Warns Public of Extortion Scam by
DEA Special Agent Impersonators

Anyone receiving a telephone call from a person purporting to be a DEA special agent or other law enforcement official seeking money should refuse the demand and report the threat.
Report Extortion Scam: 1-877-792-2873

My cousin received a threatening call from this number. Since that call about 2 weeks ago I and a number of my friends and family have been calling and leaving long messages, also left them a number for US Customs to return my call. Now there is no message and the "magic jack customer is unavailable". Hope we helpd to mess them up.

more  than likely   (  99  %  )   one   of  the   several   "  202"  area  code  fraud  scams   going  around !!!

PLEASE  NOTE !!!   THESE  SCAMMERS  ARE ALSO IMPERSONATING   THE  US  GOV'T /  SEVERAL  GOV'T  OFFICES AND   PERSONS....BEWARE !!!

-  new  twist  is  they  are   also  impersonating  DEA  officials   with  threats  to  arrest you  unless  you  immediately  send money  via  wire   transfer /  western  union   to some   offshore  country  !!!!!   obvious  scam  !!!

some  are landlines...many  are  cell phones...some  are  spoofed  and  linked  to  offshore foreign countries !!!!
we've  traced  back  most  of  these  numbers  to  offshore  foreign    call centers  in  INDIA /  THAILAND / AFRICA  /  JAMAICA  ETC....

here's a  few  other  numbers  posted  from  the   same  area  code  offering a  wide  variety  of  scams  /  fake  emails and  scams  after  posting  something  on   craigslist   (  old  scam  )  ...... collecting  for  non  existant  "  payday  loans "....free  money / scam  giveaways /  $1,000's  in  free  gov't  money.........  etc  etc.....stories  change  out  all the  time......and  the  usual  nonsense!!!

**   mysteriously  call to  claim  they  have  several  thousand  of  dollars  to  send  you....just  provide  you  bank  account and  credit  card   right  away   etc etc.........scam scam

several  of  these are  the  usual   long  ongoing  scams   such  as  :  you  have  won a  free  walmart /  bestbuy  gift  card....or  you  have  won a  free  ipad  etc......all  long  ongoing  scams

202-621-0436  ( offshore  foreign  call center ? )  poor  english and  violent on the  phone!  claim  to  be  giving  away  $1,000's  in  free cash....just  give  them all your  personal  info  etc........

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202-684-6393
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202-202-0000  ( fake  #  )
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202-684-6796
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