Jun 6, 2014
Oh boy! Note to all scammers who think it's a good idea to attempt to extort someone out of money through threats of imprisonment: Know your [***] audience so that you don't repeat the mistake of calling someone who works for the NC State Attorney General's office!! YUP!! You just [***] with the wrong [***], "Anthony Williams". A little research on you revealed the following:
"No DEA agent will ever call members of the public demanding money or other forms of payment," said the DEA's Ramona Sanchez. She adds that the agency is well aware of the scheme, which they say has been going on for years. But she says the scams are starting to originate in the U.S. So whereas in years past, you've seen this originating overseas. In May, you started seeing them originating in the east coast.
According to the DEA, impersonating a federal agent is a violation of federal law. The DEA says sometimes, victims will find fraudulent charges on their credit card, associated with this scheme.
For more information or if you've had this happen to you, you can report it to the DEA online: https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/esor/"
Next time you get a call from "Anthony" (not "Anson" as many have reported" Williams", "Chris Randall" (aka "Randall Arrowood"), report these [***]. They have pulled this scam for years now. I found a number of their victims as far away as Arizona and California. They MUST be stopped!!!!!!!