DEA SCAM 206-497-1417 & 206-553-5543

Just wanted to let anyone I can I also received one of these DEA Scam phone calls.  A person using a real DEA agents name from Seattle left me a me an urgent message about an ongoing investigation and said I needed to call back asap.  I did and was finally called back, I was told the DEA had evidence against me purchasing illegal drugs from out of the country and was looking at a five year sentence in prison if I did not cooperate.  I said they must have the wrong person and asked for more information and he said thousands of kids are killed every year from these drugs and if I wasn't going to cooperate they would be having a warrant issued and a federal agent would be at my house to arrest me within an hour.  If this happens to you it is a scam and do not get worried.  I have had a couple people call the number back with false names saying they got a message about an ongoing investigation and they gave them the same script word for word,  The number they called from was 206-497-1417 and 206-553-5543.....hope this helps.

I got the exact same thing! I couldn't figure out what the heck was going on...police scanners going on in the background, asking if I knew "such and such" (people in my neighborhood...which I do but said I didn't). I was terrified. It made me physically ill. They wanted me to wire 5 grand from Western Union to the D. R.  I could hear "good cop/bad cop in the background.  It went on for over an hour. Every time I asked a questions about what this was about, they would get more aggressive...threatened CPS taking my kids, agents busting down my door...7-10 years in a D.R prison. The part about wiring the money didn't come until about 50 minutes of this bull. Right then I knew it was a scam. Said they had intercepted a package of cocaine at customs with my name and address on it. They knew so much about me. This is terrorism through and through.

ALERT - EXTORTION SCAM - ALERT

DEA Warns Public of Extortion Scam by
DEA Special Agent Impersonators

The Drug Enforcement Administration is warning the public about criminals posing as DEA special agents or other law enforcement personnel as part of an international extortion scheme.

The criminals call the victims (who in most cases previously purchased drugs over the lnternet or by telephone) and identify themselves as DEA agents or law enforcement officials from other agencies.  The impersonators inform their victims that purchasing drugs over the lnternet or by telephone is illegal, and that enforcement action will be taken against them unless they pay a fine.  In most cases, the impersonators instruct their victims to pay the "fine" via wire transfer to a designated location, usually overseas.  If victims refuse to send money, the impersonators often threaten to arrest them or search their property.  Some victims who purchased their drugs using a credit card also reported fraudulent use of their credit cards.

Impersonating a federal agent is a violation of federal law.  The public should be aware that no DEA agent will ever contact members of the public by telephone to demand money or any other form of payment.

The DEA reminds the public to use caution when purchasing controlled substance pharmaceuticals by telephone or through the Internet.  It is illegal to purchase controlled substance pharmaceuticals online or by telephone unless very stringent requirements are met.  And, all pharmacies that dispense controlled substance pharmaceuticals by means of the lnternet must be registered with DEA.  By ordering any pharmaceutical medications online or by telephone from unknown entities, members of the public risk receiving unsafe, counterfeit, and/or ineffective drugs from criminals who operate outside the law.  In addition, personal and financial information could be compromised.

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

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

I think we need to change our laws. Anybody impersonating a cop or any other authority should get sent to prison for a 100 years. Good idea right? I prefer the Singapore method, which is hanging for possession of illegal drugs.

It's fun to call them back with fake phone numbers and names! They have their script all written out and are so stupid they can't deviate from it at all. Throw out a couple oddball questions and listen to them squirm.  LOL  Good times. Then, of course, call DEA and your local police department and get a case #.

They can screw themselves with their lame threats.

I received the same call today!!!! I have to admit, these people are good!  They sound so legit.  The guy spoke with such authority and had personal information of mine that honestly, I almost fell for it.  He said, Maam, did you know that you're facing federal charges for ordering a prescription on line that came from the Dominican Republic and that it's illegal to receive drugs from there?"  Then he proceeds to say things like, "did you know that it was illegal to receive drugs from DR?"  He goes on and on about how it will be 15 days before I see the judge and after that I would be encarcerated for 30 days and if I'm convicted I could face anywhere from 6 to 18 months in a federal prison.  I was really scared.  Just in case, this was the info he gave me:
Special Sgt. William Wright
202-506-8106

Then he asked me to send $1850 to have my charges dropped to the following person:
Julio Joseph
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Then he proceeds to say that I need to call him back with a reference number and thereafter he would fax my certificate waiving my charges.  I have never been so scared in my life.  What I did was call Moneygram and briefed them on the nature of my having to send the money and they refused to.  They said that if I do not have a personal relationship with the person I am sending the money to, that they will not send it.  This is because of so many scams going on, that they do not want to be liable.

I called the FBI, DEA and Federal Trade Commission and they all verified that it was a scam.

I got the phone call today. It is sooo legit & scary. I used to not have insurance so I did order some NON controlled & I had a script anyway. But they said a package with my name on that had been confiscated that test positive for 2% cocaine. And I have a warrant out for me & they r gonna search my house. They gave me badge numbers & a case number. My good cop bad cops were
Special Agent Dennis Whitehouse & Mark Bryant. They also had me going for a long time before the money thing came up. They wanted Walmart or Walgreens Money Pak 14 digit scratch off cards. 5 loaded with $500 a piece.  They also made me give 3 contacts w/ cell numbers of family who can vouch I'm not in a drug cartel. I stupidly gave them out. Ive now warned them to not pick up if called. I reported it to the DEA Scam hotline u don't have to leave ur name or anything just leave a message of the numbers & names used.
The number was the 206-497-1417 !!!!
So glad about this site & there r many others out there about this scam.

I got it today too.....same agents! I didn't fall for it, thank God. But, can see how someone would. Sorry that happened to you Sooo....   I got the cocaine thing too.  The REAL DEA wants you to contact them, along with your local police and the FTC.  I even got called today from the FBI. So they are on it.

Law enforcement is not going to call you and tell you they have a warrant for your arrest and one to search your house.  Cops don't call first if they are going to search your residence.  But true, these guys sound very good.

I guess the cops in the Dominican Republic first call people, warn them and then shows up.

I also received a phone call from a Lt. Lynn Taylor, telling me she was from the DEA and asking me if I purchased illegal drugs from the Dominican Republic and that it was illegal and I was going to be arrested and could serve a five to seven year sentence in federal prison for doing such if I did not cooperate with them, that they had federal agents on stand by to arrest me. I told her I never purchase drugs unless my doctor prescribes them.  She then said, I could admit to this, and they would set me up on a payment plan, she put me on hold, then came back  and said I could send them $4000 right now and they would wipe the $7000 fine away.  I played along with them and said, send me forms and she hung up on me.  I then called this number back 914-908-4262 and the recording said, no route has been found for the number you have dialed.

To shelly i had that happen to me a couple of days ago

I got a call from a man saying his name was Curtis Jackson  and he had some charges on me saying they sent me money and i didnt send it back when they have gotten over a thousand dollars from me saying i wrote a check and two more charges and that they were from washington d.c. and they would be at my job in an hour with a warrant for my arrest if i didnt cooperate with them by sending three hundred dollars so i did then they called me at night at almost eight oclock saying that they didnt get the three hundred dollars in an hour so i have more money to pay.  So i have the authorities on them now.

Just got the same message its a scam when they start out i listen tell them its a scam and they hang up