So relieved that you shared this in a post, THANK YOU! Once again, a call came in from Florida, this time a different number and I pretended it was someone else answering phone. The calls are coming in from various numbers, the latest is from a 863 area code and a 727 areacode.....now daily. When I hang up, they leave messages on my voicemail. If this is a scam, why aren't these guys getting arrested?? Scary..........So DEA is saying ignore calls? Thats it?
I was so scared! ...this number has been phoning me for months and I typically just hang up. THis time I answered to say, get me off your list and then this man with a deep voice said, I am a special agen drug enf. and this is a serious matter. I hung up and then he phoned me back and left me a harrassing message that I saved. I am so relieved to find out that this is a scam..........still shaken up.
First I received a call from 347-568-6214, from a hispanic guy who said his name was James Capra, Special Agent with the DEA, and he threatened to have the DEA arrest me for illegal medication buying over the internet, with a threat that DEA would fine me $8,000 and throw me in jail for 7 to 20 years. However, as a special favor (?) he would keep the information to himself if I would IMMEDIATELY send 30% of the fine - his arithmetic was a little wonky as he demanded $2,800 - by Western Union to somebody named Ariel Camacho in New Yrk, NY.
I told him i'd have to first go to my bank, get the cash, and then travel way across town to a Western Union office. Meanwhile I google searched for James Capra DEA. Turns out James Capra is Special Agent in Charge of the DEA's Dallas Division. Nice looking guy, as un-hispanic as you could imagine. I called the Dallas office of the DEA {214-366-6900} and was assured that the DEA never requested money over the phone, and that their records were full of similar threat scams. The DEA said just ignore the guy.
Then I got a call from 305-907-8669 from another hispanic named Mr.!! Gonzales, a so-called DEA Senior Agent with the same threat and told me to contact the other hispanic, again IMMEDIATELY.
I didn't tell him what he could do with his threat (probably physically impossible anyway), but I simply hung up on him and ignored it.
So if you're phoned from either of these two numbers (and I'm sure there are a few more) ignore the calls. They're scary I know, because the threats sound valid and who wants to risk jail time or fines, but according to the real DEA, they are simply scams.
Long message, but I sincerely hope it gives you some comfort if you're a victim of these scams, or should I say scumbags?
So relieved that you shared this in a post, THANK YOU! Once again, a call came in from Florida, this time a different number and I pretended it was someone else answering phone. The calls are coming in from various numbers, the latest is from a 863 area code and a 727 areacode.....now daily. When I hang up, they leave messages on my voicemail. If this is a scam, why aren't these guys getting arrested?? Scary..........So DEA is saying ignore calls? Thats it?
I'm so thankful I found this site tonight. Up until an hour ago, I've been in tears and scared to death. I received a call today from a "DEA" agent in Boston, MA, (different phone #, but wanted to post, hope okay) telling me I'm going to be arrested (they were going to be at my house soon, but he stepped in) since I have no criminal record, etc. He said I received a Fed Ex pkg of controlled meds in May and that they tracked it thru Fed Ex, etc. He said my choice was to go to court in either the District of Columbia or Dominican Republic (can't remember, was so upset) and was facing federal charges, arrest, etc. etc. I started crying thinking this was real (still unsure, but all of your posts seem to make it sound like a scam). He put me on hold while he called the "Customs Agent" in either of the above places and worked out a deal for me. He said I could pay them (DC or DR) $1800.00 in 3 days. He also told me he really hates this part of his job and was sorry I was so upset, but that I either face the charges or pay the fine. He told me to call him tomorrow (actually said to call him each day for the next 3 days). The call kept fading in and out....not sure why and he kept telling me to hold on. Hoping someone can confirm this really is a scam. I won't be sleeping tonight. Why and how can people get away with this?