Sep 26, 2012
I, too, received a call from this number this morning. Someone speaking in a very 'official' voice alleges that I purchased drugs online from the "black market," and that the DES was monitoring the purchase. First, I have purchase no medicine online, and second, the DES would not call you if they wished to initiate charges against you. They would show up at your door with an arrest warrant if they had legitimate cause.
The number of scam artist trying to pull this off are many. BE WARE.
This is not the first time I have received such a call. I wondered why. It could be that now my senior mother's medication is through a legitimate online agency and the scam artists have been clever to access some of my information, namely my phone number. Nonetheless, I contacted the DES and was assured that this would NOT be their normal operating procedure.
The call this morning was simply a voice message. In the previous scam, I answered the call. As the conversation ensued, I was offered "a deal." The deal was that if I would wire to some Caribbean country money to settle the claim (as that was allegedly where the drugs originated), then all charges would be dropped.
TAKE CARE TO BE WARE. The internet is great but it can be a very dangerous and intimidating vehicle for those who chose to extort from innocent and unsuspecting victims.