I got a call from this number too saying I owed $300 for a electric. Bill to turn my power back on. They had my address but power is on and is in my landlords name. Scam!!!!!!!!!!
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 called them back doing the same thing! LOL Called from a different number, fake name and they gave me the same spiel. Said it was a bag of coke. I called my local police and the REAL DEA who took a report and referred me to their website where they have a statement out about this scam.
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 got a call from this number too saying I owed $300 for a electric. Bill to turn my power back on. They had my address but power is on and is in my landlords name. Scam!!!!!!!!!!