I just got a call from this number...man stated his name was Det. Matt Peterson with the DEA dept. Told me he was going regarding an ongoing investigation and needed to call him back immediately. I called back and got an generic answering service recording....I called my husband who is a police officer, and he called the number...A man answered, but when my husband asked him who he was and asked if he was an agent with DEA....and the man denied being an agent, and hung up...I called our local DEA office and spoke with a real agent...gave him the info...name, number, etc...the agent looked up the mans name and said he WAS not an agent...The agent told me the only thing I can do right now is if the man calls back, get as much information from him that I can get, then call the real agency back. GOOD GRIEF!!
I just had a call with the exact same story except he said to send $1500 to Judge Eduardo Antonio Acosta, 66 Charles St, Donimican Republic. He had me for a few minutes but then when he said to wire money immediately, I thought it was a scam. The new # is 620-682-4675. What a jerk (criminal) that is
The funniest part of this scam is he does not even know how to act like a DEA "AGENT". He calls himself Detective Matt P. There are no detectives in the DEA they are called agents. And when he called me he said the same thing that he was with the DEA agency. Ah DEA stands for Drug Enforcement Agency there is no real agent that would say that dumb crap, agency is already in the name. I have friends in the DEA and they laughed there a$$ off when I told them this. Just report what you can to the real DEA.
NOV 10 -- (Denver) The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) 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 Internet 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 Internet 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. All pharmacies that dispense controlled substance pharmaceuticals by means of the Internet must be registered with DEA.
Kevin Merrill, Acting Special Agent in Charge of DEA’s Denver Field Division said, “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. Unfortunately, we have received several reports of Colorado citizens being victimized by this scam.”
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.
Yeah Report it to DEA. Go on their website there is a big WARNING notice about this scam. I have a friend who is a US Marshall and he told me about it. Be careful.