I received a call this morning from "Christopher Wallace" of the NY FDA(?) telling me that I was in big trouble for ordering last February from a company that was in the DR and sending me meds. He said they were busted last night, which was why I hadn't received a letter in the mail yet. I got the company's name out of him - he rattled off a bunch of companies I never heard of, one being USAmeds-something. I don't know exactly what he wanted from me, he just threated prison time and felonies and then hung up when I started to make fun of him. I called back later for fun on the phone number he gave me and they just said hello. I asked who I've reached and they said FDA. I hung up, then got the phone number for the NY FDA. I called them, verified this was not one of their phone numbers, and let them know that someone was out there impersonating them. I figure the guy was going to hit me up for WU money to solve my potential prosecution. For the record, I have never ordered from a telemarketer, and haven't ordered online in many years. So, obviously, this is a fake. If anyone wants the phone number, I will be glad to post it.

Kitty - even if it was a fake (and I am sure it was - good on you that you didn't go for it), had to be stressful. It would have been for me.

So, this is what these "firms" are resorting to? Harassing people with false claims? Who needs this? Isn't life difficult enough?

Thank you for coming on here and telling us about it. It will put posters on alert. A real service to the board.

I am sorry to hear that this USA Meds have resorted to this. Though it doesn't surprise me and that says everything. Cause I get surprised easily.

Biggest scam going on. I used to do business with JustUSA Meds Telemeds. They did Dr consults as used to be done, with the new law they split out to telemedss and USA MEds. At the time I did not know that they were different and did concult with the USA meds, got ripped off and then got call from someone with customs who told me I would get arrested if I did not give him $5000.00, I told them that was a joke would not pay and don't call me again. I can't beleive they are still doing this scam.
At least the telemedss place which called me later on is on the up and up as I did a F2F with them and all went as planned.

Kitty.... Please Post the Phone# so we all can be Aware of that Scammers # and Contact Name! ...We should Make a List of these Scammer Names and Phone #'s

People are crazy if they think most of us will fall for these scams?

lol. who cares. thats not even their correct jurisdiction

(if you really are concerned go see a pediatrician. or get medicare)

This post confuses me.

What is not who's correct jurisdiction?

What does a pediatrician or medicare have to do with this?

Hi all:
Bless this group as I have not been on in a while but today I got a phone call from a man who said he was with the DEA and wanted to know what I knew about "250 illegal pharmacies" or ordering from them and he mentioned hydro.
I asked him for his full name, he then offered me a badge number. I then asked where he worked and he gave me an address. I told him I wouldn't tlak to him till I checked him out and hung up.

The strange thing was that when I originally called him back - this was the first time we actually talked as he had left a message to call him on an "urgent matter" on my phone so I called back innocently and, the same thing happened as with KittyKat - he didn't answer DEA. He has a very thick accent and then he fumbled around after I said, well, you called me, who are you and what do you want that's so urgent?, he put me on hold, I think, for a sec, then came back on and put me on hold again for a sec, then said he was recording the conversaition. I heard NO beeps or other indication that I was being recorded but I guess that doesn't mean anything.

All this has rattled me no end but I am afraid that if he's real then his "Badge Number" is somehow connected to his call to me and if I try to follow up locating his address and name, etc. I will somehow get into the "alphabet" system (if I'm not already from this phone call).

My thoughts were to say, hey mister, the last time I ordered over the phone was before April of last year when it most certainly WAS legal but I didn't - no point in baiting a mad dog.

He was very polite and din't seem too put out that I wouldn't talk to him or that I wanted his identity .Would someone be willing to call and check this out for me - I am a HUIGE chicken. Stevo? You're always a good shoulder to lean on or what is yoiur opinion?

I remember a long while back reading about some scammer named (I think Frank) with an accent who was trying to push people into ordering right after April of last year. But this guy today seemed so ready with his details that it has me really wondering.

I'm open to any suggestions or PM's - I think I have enough to PM or be PM'ed but if not, reply here.

I do not want to give the particulars out on this site in case alphabets are monitoring.

Many thanks,
Citrus

Kitty--I think you handled the whole thing wonderfully. Please post the number.
I believe that I read somewhere that the DEA and the Feds would NEVER call you on the phone like this. If they busted a place they have plenty of evidence on how they were operating, they don't need to speak to the consumers. What's everybody's take on this?

Cats- why don't you post the number, then anybody who wants can call for themselves and mess with their heads.

I received a similar phone call. Throughout the year, I have received these phone calls saying that my refill is ready to be shipped. I have never ordered anything, so I have always hung up. On Monday, I received a call from a man (with a thick accent) saying that I needed to talk to him about all the medication I purchased out of the country. Then he said "oh and I am us customs and this call is being recorded so "talk honest". I have never purchased any medication out of the country. So I said he must have the wrong number and hung up. He called me back and said that I was in the system of an orgainization they have just "brought down". I told him that I have never in my life purchased medication that came from outside the US and that it is illegal to represent yourself as a law officer and then hung up. I have not heard anything from them since. But I did get a message today on my machine (again from a man with a heavy accent) saying that he is calling from the shipping department and to call him back.
I think these people have scammed as many as they can on "selling fake meds" now they are trying to scare people into giving them more money. I am willing to bet that if you talked to this guy long enough, somehow a certian amount of money would make his investigation "go away". Just don't take his calls. If he is real, then you will receive a letter or a real person at the door. That is my two cents anyway.

I am so sorry this is happening to all of you.

I know it is really scary. Please post the phone number so it can be checked out.

i wish i had save the number but i think it began with 206? anyway he pressured me into 'last minute deal' his boss was trying to meet quota, etc. from he beginning it felt wrong, but being human i do not always listen to my instincts. the very next day i got a call from a 'dea' officer who rattled off his badge and when i asked him to repeat it he said that was illegal. all the warning lights went off then, and to see how far he would go i played along with him and he was threatening me with deportation to the domincan republic where i would spend years in jail, however if i wester-unioned him some ridiculous amount of $$ he could take care of that for me. i could not stop laughing at that point when he hesitated, relalized he was both stupid and caught and i never heard from again.
sorry i can not remember the # but if this scenario replays for you it is a scam from beginning to end. thank goodness crooks are dumb.

When I get a phone call from a foreign speaking person about meds I hang up.

It just makes me worry how they got the number.

LOL, like what were you saying to him?

Triades is right if you get any conct on the phone it's a rip off. Nobody is trying to push drugs (real ones) over the phone. If you want something there are plenty of spots on different forums for just about everything. I know of no forum on this board that has a thread for hacked skype phone room garbage.

I imagain that enough information on these boards about their fake meds has put a damper on their business, so their resorting to the DEA scam.

This stuff is just crazy

Hi:
Oh, pass on posting the particulars unless Admin thinks it's a good idea - then of course I will.. Who knows if this guy uses some kind of trace or connects me with other calls. Or, organized crime. Did I mention I am a HUGE chicken? Cluck, cluck!

I Googled the number last night and two other people had posted that they had been bothered recently with the same story from the same phone number - one as recently as yesterday - just like me. I will say that his number is NOT a land line - he tried to get me to believe he was in the US Customs office - I investigated and you can find out by the first three digits of a phone number where it's located and his is in Maryland and the first three numbers (the area code) of his phone # are 2 - 0 - 4.
I did a bunch of Internet checking on his contact information and ALL of it came back as bogus - nothing he gave me indicated HE was in any way related to the DEA or US Customs so I'm all calmed down. I kept my phone off today just in case he tried again. If he does I'll report back and perhaps will have some more on him to report.

Funny thing is there is NO DEA or US Customs office in Maryland - not even close - at the physical work/office address he gave me. It was just the important sounding Badge number and the ease with which he rattled off his full name (all of which are probably false) that scared me at first.

He said his name is Peter Franco so if anyone hears from him or someone using that name - beware. But as for messing with his head - well, let's just say that in his case, Elvis has already left the building.

Citrus

Exactly the same what i do.

Yeah Dax, whoever - don't you take out your blankety blank on my Tiades.

Just WHAT does your post mean? How would Medicare help with this? "Hello, I got screwed by USAmeds". Now I'm laughing.

Make your post more legible so people can understand what you are trying to say.

Cats - I was born and raised in the Mojave desert. So we are kindred souls.

Personally, I wouldn't pay one bit of attention to the call. Either it's a scammer or someone fishing. I can surely understand your being freaked - I would be too - but IMHO you have nothing whatsoever to worry about.

I've got my beanie on and my heater. Maybe one day I'll be warm.

Hi Stacy,
I think he meant that the FDA handles the safety aspect of meds
whereas the DEA does the enforcement. Hence the jurisdiction remark.
Odd post though by Dax.

Okay I just started a new post before I found this one.
I got a call from someone who said he was with customs and they are investigating my overseas purchasing of drugs.

Here is the number 240.324.3363.

I told him there was some mistake and he said he would call me back after looking into it furthur.
I called the number and got an answering machine.
He had an accent and was calling from a cell that kept breaking up so I could hardly understand him.
That's my story.

Well I have seen the FDA intercept a package and send out a letter also.

Post didn't make much sense.

Next time, I'd tell hime that you would be calling customs directly to ask about him-->ask for his name and badge number, if he refuses to give you the info, he is a scammer for sure (this after telling him that you have no idea what he is talking about of course.)

Hi all. I've been trying to call back just to give to give these fake creeps a hard time. I think they are on to the fact that no one thinks they're for real. Now the number rings and then just hangs up or else it's answered by machine with a full mailbox. Darn, I was hoping to have some fun. He'd rattled off a bunch of OCS firms, some with USA in the titles that I'd never heard of that he said I'd been ordering from, Specificaly Feb of last year. (Um, never!!) I was in really big trouble and the local authorities were just waiting for the word from him, Christopher Wallace, badge number 1185. Phone number - for what it's worth, is 718-577-2940.

He never did get around to saying just excatly how I could get out of all the trouble was in, (by paying money, I'm sure.) He got tired of me acting like it's a joke, said the authorities would be here in ten minutes (I'm in CA) and hung up on me. If anyone can find . out anything about tyhis number, besides the fact that it's in Queens, NY, I'd LOVE to hear!

Oh yeah, a couple of more things I keep remembering. He sounded African American, thick NY accent. There were a lot of other people talking in the background.

After he kept uping all the terrible thngs that were going to happen to me from my felonies I told him he was nuts. Then I told him that I was going to begin recording the call. He said it didn't matter, he was already recording me and the cops were on their way, then hung up.

Check this out (found on a quick Google search of that number). Even though it's a Queens, NY area code, it very well may be a throw away cell phone.

http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-718-577-2940

SCAM... These people call and pretend to be special agents of the Food and drug Administration. They tell me that I ordered medication over the internet and I have violated the law and they request I pay a fine of $1,500.00. I know it is a SCAM and these people are FAKE... I have never ordered anything over the internet and I believe my ex-wife probably gave them my telephone number. I have turned them into the real FDA and the DEA and I was told by Agent Rosenthal, that they already are aware of these twirps and thay are investigating them now. When you call the telephone number there is an outgoing message that says "Thank you for calling the DEA".. What a joke... They wanted me to wire them money to the Dominican Republic. They always use different names if you can get them on the telephone and they have told me that they are a special department of the FDA.

Good website warvet, I'm gonna check out some of the calls that I've been getting.