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 was scammed by a person using this number posing as a DEA agent. He used the name Mark Thomas and gave credentials from the Distric 97 branch in Washington DC. Said that my name was on a case that involved phony Internet Pharmacy/Drug trafficing. That I had a pakage that was picked up in Dominican Republic Customs Department addressed to me. I could be assoiciated and had the choice of either going through the court proceeding to encarcerate the group that set up the company or paying the Customs fine and assisting the DA. Fact of the matter is that I have purchased prescription meds in the past and was concerned. They are on the east coast and me on west, don't have the time or money for that mess. In retrospect I am an idiot because all I had to do was google this number to see that it had been used for this purpose on others. Be careful!!
I got a call from this dumbass last night. He left a voicemail which I saved. He called back this morning and I went along with it for about 2 minutes (he even said "Why didnt you call me back?" in a stern voice). Then I asked him what his ID badge number was and he had a wrong address. Then he got pissed and said get ready for a knock on my door and hung up.
I called this a-hole back all day as often as I could...lol. I prob called about 20 times and he wouldnt answer. Finally he answered and was screaming at me "#*$&# you white boy! Quit calling my phone!" hahaha...I was right back at him and said SUCKS DOESNT IT?
This "Mark Thomas" just called. He did not sound like a DEA official, he sounded like a low-level telemarketer. So I googled the number and found this site. Thanks, Internet!
Yes BTW the caller did say he was from the DEA and he used the name Mark Thomas. I suggest that if you get a call from this number that you tell him you want $1000 Western Unioned to YOU. Ask for his badge #, shake him up, THE JIG IS UP.