I just received a call from a person identifying himself as Special Agent Christopher Randall of the DEA. The phone number was different but all the info sounded the same as above! You can call the DEA Hotline & report that someone is impersonating a DEA agent, give the name they're using & the current phone number they're calling from. I've had these calls before & called them back telling them I just reported their number to the DEA & they sounded nervous. I hung up & waited 5 minutes & then called the number back & it was disconnected & had the message for Magic Jack! Too funny! One time they told me agents were watching me as we speak, so I asked him what my house looked like & what was I doing at that moment. The guy said I was either in my front lawn or sitting in my house ... I was about 200 miles away from my house. I also told him "thank you for warning me that someone will be at my house within 10-15 minutes to arrest me ... Is this what you tell meth producers too? That's nice you give warnings before you bust people!" He just hung up after that!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: November 10, 2010
Contact: Mike Turner
Number: 720-895-4214
Alert - Extortion Scam - Alert
DEA Warns Public of Extortion Scam by DEA Special Agent Impersonators
NOV 10 -- (Denver) The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) 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 Internet 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 Internet 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. All pharmacies that dispense controlled substance pharmaceuticals by means of the Internet must be registered with DEA.
Kevin Merrill, Acting Special Agent in Charge of DEA’s Denver Field Division said, “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. Unfortunately, we have received several reports of Colorado citizens being victimized by this scam.”
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.
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.
I also received a random call from a person identifing as a DEA agent asking me to call back about an important investigation. The individual said his name is Christopher Randall and the number he was calling from was 202-239-7374. He sounded very stern and authoritative and indicated that if I didn't return his call, I could be in serious trouble. My first reaction was fear, until I remembered that I had received a similar call about 9-12 months ago. I reported that call to the police and then searched the internet for the phone number. I was directed to a site that indicated that the calls were fradulant.
I screen all calls now, and I'm monitoring my credit cards closely!
I rec'd a call from an agent Randolf, who then passed me along to an "agent morris", who gave me his badge number. They threatened to come down to Texas and seize my property, and that someone was following me right now. This just didn't seem right. I did a quick 10 second internet search to find that this was just another scam -- from somewhere in the Caribbean.