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!
Please read the following post from Nation Pharmacy Board.
Federal Investigation Leads to Indictment in Rogue Internet Drug Site Extortion Scam
February 18, 2011 12:10 PM
Topics: Internet Pharmacy, Patient Safety
An indictment names 11 defendants, all citizens of the Dominican Republic, charged with crimes related to extorting money from United States citizens who had purchased drugs from rogue Internet sites. As reported in a Department of Justice news release, “the 11 defendants are charged with participating in a scheme to defraud victims by means of materially false and fraudulent pretenses, representations, and promises. After selling the drugs to the victims, members of the criminal organization then posed as agents of the United States government, told victims that they were under investigation, and threatened their arrest unless they made payments via wire transfer to individuals in the Dominican Republic.” Hundreds of US citizens submitted complaints about the scheme and Drug Enforcement Administration, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) collaborated in the investigation that led to the indictment. If convicted, those indicted could be sentenced to a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and/or fines up to $250,000 for each count of wire fraud and a maximum penalty of five years in prison and/or fines up to $250,000 for conspiracy. NABP reported on the extortion scam and related FDA warnings in December 29, 2009 e-News, January 6, 2010 e-News, and January 20, 2011 e-News.
there are 3 of my family been contacted by this thomas harrigan the first time scared me he told me i had to be in court in ny 6000 miles away or pay a fine that was i had to be there in march 2011 or have them come get me well i got address of court house and called they dont deal with dea i was really scared at the time he sounded authentic but i talked to a few people and now im secure enough to tell u when he called my mom i cussed him out told him he was a scam and got it all off my chest luckily when he called today and ask for the 3rd member of my family i just told him he had the wrong number he said ok the end. but i cant see how he is still getting away with this his voice is very recognizable i knew it was the same guy every time he sounds like denzel washington lol
I got a call today from him. I thought he was selling something at first (I guess he was...Bullcrap)...anyway, I pretended to take the info, and then when he said DEA, it did scare me a bit.
Thank goodness for caller ID, to get the number, and Google to find out he's a fake!
From the looks of all these posts, he sure keeps busy. Obviously, it must be working for him, or else why does he keep doing it? I feel so bad for those people that he scared, and the ones that have paid.