I received a call from this A-hole by the name Of Mark Thomas claiming to be a DEA agent. I already knew it was a scam because prior to him calling me I had received another call from a Lynn Ryan also claiming to be a DEA agent and that i was involve in buying illegal medications online. She told me that a was going to be charge with a felony and that DEA were on there way to arrest me so i told her that if i was going to be arrested i was going to have my attorney give her a call when i told her that she got angry and said i did not need an attorney and when i reply you must be [***] kidding me you are saying i'm getting arrested and are telling me i don't need a lawyer. She got so pissed off because of the way i was speaking to her that she hung up on me so i had one off my attorney that i work with call her back and they never picked up phone. Mark Thomas try doing same but it back fired i called him back and started messing with him.
I received a call from a man claiming to be Special Agent Thomas Gorman of the DEA (313) 355-8134. He claimed that they had proof that I was involved in illegal purchase of drugs through the internet. I immediately caught on that it was a scam so I told him that I didn't think the DEA would be giving me the heads up if I committed a crime. Anyway, he threatened to send agents to my house (which by the way, he did have my address) and I told him to go ahead and do so. I placed a call to the Detroit branch of the DEA and they advised that it was a scam that was world wide. If you receive any calls like this one please report to 1-877-792-2873 (fraud division for DEA)
Just received call from 313-355-8134, man claiming to be agent Thomas Gorman from Detroit DEA. Accused me of purchasing illegal drugs from online fake pharmacy & would be jailed 10 yr and fined $500,000 unless I paid a fine of $1000-$2000 to clear criminal record or be taken to federal court in Detroit..When I asked for more details, he raised his voice to me and told me to shut up and listen..As soon as he mentioned online payment I told him I would take my chances at trial & he yelled "see u in court" and hung up.. What a dip stick!! If u get a call from anyone claiming to be DEA, hang up & call1-877-792-2873 to report these people.
My husband received a call at 7:23 a.m. on October 10, 2014, to our home number of (515) 289-9850 claiming to be the IRS and that we should call them back at a different number or have our legal counsel call back. My husband didn't take down the number to call back. He just hung on the caller.
This is a Pakistan or India based IRS scam. Do not fall for it. The IRS does not initiate any legal action via phone.
Read http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/press/press_tigta-2014-03.htm
As general background information, here are a few things you can do:
1) Report it to TIGTA under http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml especially if you have become a victim (lost money, gave personal information etc.). You can also file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission at ftc.gov/complaint (include “IRS Telephone Scam" in your complaint). This way you can also help the government establish specific fraud patterns.
2) Help kill their phone lines but not by calling them back directly (the number may be spoofed and repeat calls by you may - under exceptional circumstances - amount to harassment). The scammers use Voice over IP lines (e.g. magicJack (Ymax corporation)) to make it seem as if they are calling from the US. This is always against these companys' terms of service and can lead to immediate termination of their contract and blocking of their IP addresses for future attempts to register. Do a reverse look up of their telephone number (e.g. www.whitepages.com) to identify the Voice over IP provider and report it to the company and/or law enforcement (local police and/or state attorney general)
3) If you are really annoyed: call or write to your representative in Congress. As these scams happen all over the country maybe this will trigger a reaction and provide US law enforcement agencies with the political backing and the resources they need to work in India and Pakistan together with local authorities (it can happen, read: http://m.ndtv.com/article/india/ex-call-centr ... mmission-320427). A US task force has already been set up in Jamaica to nab scammers there (see http://www.ice.gov/doclib/news/library/reports/cornerstone/cornerstone7-1.pdf). You can use the following template for your letter (more powerful!) or email:
The call we received this morning from 202-241-0206 was from an automated message asking to call back at that number "before the IRS takes legal action". The threatening tone and the time (7:30am) made me suspicious, so I googled it and found this website.