I have been getting at least 1 call per month by an alleged DEA agent. The area codes vary, but the story is always the same. The fastest way I have found to relieve the stress of a hectic day is to have fun with them. I normally start laughing, and ask them "how many poor [***] actually fall victim to your scam?' When they start talking, I cut them off and demand to know how the hell they live with themselves? Some continue with the same blah blah, but usually they just hang up.
The latest was a call from Colorado, no accent at all. Last month is was from somewhere in Washington state, no accent. I can almost predict when they will be calling, as I get a phone call a day or two before from some unknown person trying to sell me rx. I regret the day 7 years ago when I ordered tramadol from an online pharmacy. On the positive side, I get to have fun with a scammer on a monthly basis!
Good luck to all and may God bless!
On Monday, April 25, 2011, I received a pnone call from Thomas Harrigan claiming to be from the DEA Drug Enforcement, District 117. Claimed he was investigating a prescription fraud crime. I told him I'd call back. I googled the phone number and this website came up. I called Thomas back and informed him I googled the number and I knew he was a fraud but he hung up before I could finish.
A friend of mine said they recieved a call from 323-319-6248. After researching the above info, I told him to tell the caller "come on over, because I contacted the REAL DEA and they want to meet the FAKE DEA SCAMMER" NOW THAT should put the SCARE back in the SCAMMER'S pants!
This guy just called me this afternoon, 4-25-2011 @ approx. 3 pm. At first he scared the jesus out of me, cause he's a good actor. Told me that I had bought drugs(yet he was not specific about which one, but did state that it was listed as a Class C drug) with a credit card from an overseas Pharmacy and that I was in violation of some Homeland Security law. He also stated that Atty. Gen. Holder had issued this mass arrest and over 500 people had already been arrested. Now I had bought Viagra from one of these online Pharmacies, one time, about 4 years. So this did throw me for a loop. How he knew my home address and got my cell number is alarming. First of all, the DEA doesn't call you first to tell you they'll have LAPD in front of your house in 10 minutes with an arrest warrant. They just show up unannounced and kick your door in and then kick your [***]. I told him I thought this was some kind of joke and when I cursed him out on the phone and told him to go f**k himself, he said that language was in-appropriate and reminded me that I was talking to a federal agent. I was running errands in my car when he called, I asked him to call me back, that it was illegal to talk and drive in California, and he got serious and asked me to pull over somewhere, that I needed to hear this. So I did. Towards the end of our conversation he asks if I had anything to say or had any comments. I said, I'm not saying anything unless I have a lawyer present. He scoffed and said something to the effect that I'll have a chance to speak to one soon enough. He sure goes thru a lot of trouble to be convincing and make you question if it's real. Catch this guy, before I do..Please.
Thomas Harrigan DEA Agent Badge Number 849361 calling from 323-319-6248 trying to extort money. I called and reported his information to the following Hotline number Report Extortion Scam: 1-877-792-2873, it's amazing at the lengths people will go to try and scam people out of money. This guy even had a voice mail set-up using the above credentials. I am posting this message in hopes that other people will check the phone number before falling for his SCAM.