I received a call from special agent David Moore and he left the same message described by others. He is using the phone number 617-701-7512. Thank you for the info. Now I know I'm dealing with a criminal.
Received a phone call from Special Agent Moore of the FDA stating that I had purchased prescription drugs over the internet in 2007 that had been intercepted from the Dominican Republic because this particular company also exported cocaine. He said a warrant had been issued for my arrest and I going to be arrested and "deported" to the Dominican Republic to face charges there. I asked what the charges were and was told "the exportation/importation of prohibited substances". I also asked where I could verify this warrant and was told the local police department and to tell them to check the "international criminal database".
At this point I asked who his supervisor was and he informed me it was Lt. Ruiz (which he could not pronounce correctly but spelled it for me when I asked) so I asked to speak with him. I was put on hold and at this point Lt. Ruiz came on the line informing me that he had agents that were close to my residence and I needed to hold on a minute so he could radio the agents and tell them not to approach my home because he was speaking with me. Heard him using a walkie talkie informing whoever not to approach me and someone responded saying they received the message. He told me he could see I did not have any criminal record and I confirmed that and told him I worked for the US government and he promptly told me I was going to lose my job.
He then tells me I should report to my local "prison" and turn myself in which I questioned and he corrected it with Sheriff's Office and I told him no, I would be contacting a lawyer. He started to get a very aggressive/angry tone and told me this was not going to play out my way and I needed to report to be arrested. He asked me if I was at my residence and I told him no (not adding where I was) and he said he would have to come to my job and arrest me in front of my co-workers. I told him I was a US citizen and had the right to counsel and at that point he told me I did not have a right to counsel. I asked him to give me a phone number where I could reach him after I had spoken with my attorney and was given the number listed above and he told me that he was tired of messing with me and was trying to be nice but he was through and I was on my own. I hung up at that point.
I called the local sheriff's office who didn't have a clue what I was talking about but told me to come in to the office with my idea to verify a warrant and in the meantime my co-worker found this website. We called the number back and got an answering machine that said it was the "Food & Drug Administration Service" and to leave your name and docket number and to "have a blessed day".
These people had me really upset and scared and I thought, at the time, it could be legitimate because I was never asked for any money. If I had been I would have realized it was a scam. Not sure why he never reached the point of trying to "work it out" with a funds transfer but maybe I asked too many questions and was so insistent about my right to counsel he decided I wasn't worth the effort.
I just wanted to post this because I did not see the above number listed as one of the numbers they call from and to inform people it is still happening as of May 2011. I did call the FDA's Office of Criminal Investigations (800-521-5783) and reported the incident. I was told they were aware and there was an open investigation. I also reported it to NCIS because the phone call was received on a US Navy phone line. NCIS was making a report on it.
I just received the same call. I told him to send in the 'Agents" to arrest me. I'm not sure what happened as I am nowhere near that location. Total BS Scam.
I received the same call today. Had me worried for a few minutes, but as I was pulling up this website and waiting for his "supervisor" to come on the line the call was terminated. These people have harrassed me for a couple of years with calls several times a week and sometimes several in a day. I have told them time and time again to stop calling me or I would report them. I am at the point where I don't answer my phone unless it is a local or recognized number. They fooled me today since it was one coming in from my area code. I hate to have to change my telephone number, but I may be getting to that point if these calls continue.
THIS IS AN EXTORTION SCAM. Scammers pretend to be law enforcement (police, sheriff, Feds, AG's Office, fake cop agencies with made-up names) and may be using bought/hacked loan application data to extort money or personal info for fictitious crimes.
The real DEA warns about fake-DEA extortion scams here http://www.justice.gov/dea/pubs/states/newsrel/2010/denver111010.html
The real FBI warns about payday loan extortion scams here http://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/paydayloanscam_120710
The real FDA warns about fake-FDA extortion scams here http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/2009/ucm195814.htm
The real FDIC warns about fake-FDIC extortion scams here http://www.fdic.gov/news/news/specialalert/2010/sa10131.html
Report to the Internet Crime Complaint Center http://www.ic3.gov/complaint/default.aspx , the Federal Communications Commission http://esupport.fcc.gov/complaints.htm , the Federal Trade Commission https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/ and your state AG, as appropriate.