Mark, bill, and a host of other names used were all dea but now retired. The phone scam was reported to dea opr (internal affairs) as well as their office of security programs hundreds of times since 2008 that I know of. It's opr's responsibility to track that crap down. Security programs refused to address it and ordered all the division security folks to stand down on looking into it. Opr was both briefed on it and directed to handle it on numerous occasions, they did nothing. Never do anything productive, and are usually the parking location for trouble makers. Opr and security programs were given every phone number listed herein and obviously have the capability to run them to ground immediately. Heaven forbid they use a T3 to track badguys!
I recieved a call yesterday and I was so upset, I was actually falling for this. I told him I would call him back, but I did some research...I am still upset that this person can continue doing this. I emailed the FBI and contacted the DEA, but how is it possible that they continue to do this? It's clearly a scam, all you have to do is call the number.
I was so angry that I called him several times (insulted him/cursed him out, etc.), he picked up a few times, I insulted him and he hung up. I kept calling him and told him that he's going to get arrested and he just laughed and wanted to know about me... He actually thought that I was going to have a conversation with him...what a jerk!
I received 2 messages from a Special Agent William Wright of the DEA in Washington DC. I ignored the first call about 2 months ago but decided to call after the second message.
He stated I purchased medicine over the internet in 2007 and 2008, I did not. Then he said he was the special agent of the international division and what I purchased from the Dominican republic was illegal and unless I wired the "court fee's" today, about $2500 to the government of the Dominican republic in order to have nothing on my record, I would need to get an attorney and fight the charges in Washington DC in person. I said I never received anything in the mail regarding this. He said they have an old address for me (I have lived at this address for 6 years and during the time I supposedly ordered the medicine). At that point I knew it was a scam, well actually when he said I ordered pills I knew it was but I played along. He said he would be in touch and I told him so would my attorney.
I called the main office of the DEA in Washington DC to verify this agent and the woman said it's a scam. Told her thought so but just wanted to make sure!
He uses a lot of legal terms and kept saying if I chose to fight the charges that my court date will be sometime next month. How would he know when my court date would be?!?
Anyway, he sounds official but this is a scam!!!!!! Beware!!!!!! The call came from; 202-239-2860.
some are landlines...many are cell phones...some are spoofed and linked to offshore foreign countries !!!!
here's a few other numbers posted from the same area code offering a wide variety of scams / free money / scam giveaways / humane society 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
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....