All the others want money before giving up any information.
I was a little panic when I received the phone call from this person telling me that they were with the DEA and were doing an ivestigation and needed my help on a "case" they were working on, then told me when I call back I can speak to any other agents who answer the phone.
The phone connection was terrible, and I could barely hear what he was saying.
I have to give it to them.... they sound real legit at first, and then when I went online and did a phone number search it came back that it was a landline at the FDA. Freaked me out for a minute.
Then it dawned on me...... if I was in any kind of trouble with the DEA, they wouldn't leave me a message.... and the phone call wouldn't come from the east coast when I'm on the west coast.
And..... the agent would have left an employee ID number, badge number, and wouldn't have left a message on about a case on a message center, that's not the way the government works.
When I called the number he left for me to call him back, the outgoing message sounded funny..... I can hear some laughing in the background, and it just didn't sit right with me...... I felt like something wasn't right with this situation......
Boy was I right!!!
If more people would do internet searches before handing over their hard earned money.... we could put these scammers out of business for good!!!
Make them have to find a real job like the rest of us!
I wouldn't want to put them in jail.... that's my tax dollars again paying for them to live
I received a call from this number also on Monday October 24, 2011 at 5:46 pm eastern time A voicemail was left saying they were DEA, and to return call
I got a call on 10/29/2011 and they left a voice mail saying they were Sgt. Collier from the DEA with a bench warrant out for my arrest as well as a search warrant for an old address. I believe this to be a scam, as my brother, who works for the government said no one would call me on a saturday.
I got a call from a Sgt Collier saying i was going to be arrested in the next 24 hours for purchasing rx drugs over the past 3 to 5 years on line. When I told him I have not purchased anything like that he said he will let the judge decide that. I then called the number back that showed up on my caller ID and got a recording that sounded official but when I googled it I saw a lot of simular comments about the same guy. Here it is a week later and I have not been arrested. I am figureing this must be some kind of scam to get my credit card number and info.