i have been getting calls from a william wright saying all of the same that everyone else has been saying, i decided to google it and am finding out it is a scam.. im glad i didnt send the money but i did give the sob my cell and dont know what to do to keep them from calling... he gave me the phone # of 202/241/8927 so dont take calls from them.. also the money was to go to a niurka gomez @ 1600 george washiton ave. suit 107 santo domingo, dominican republic

I received a call from "Lt. William Rice" DEA saying I was going to be arrested for buying drugs online. He said customs intercepted a package from the Dominican Republic that was supposed to be delivered to  my home. He said they were going to search and seize my property. He gave me a case # and said I would have to go before the judge and answer to these charges. He said he could stop the warrant but I would have to pay a fine of $800. He asked if I was prepared to pay today. I told him I had no money and he said he would try to stop it for free and would call me back. I looked up the number and called the DEA in DC and was told it was a scam.
Although I knew I had done nothing wrong, this guy scared me.

this person is calling himself William Rice, a Lieutenant of DEA. So many things have been posted saying it is a fraud. He is freightening. Hope he gets caught,soon.

I tried calling the number again and now it says Judge Franklin's office...OMG!

Got a message to call Brian Collier  about drugs purchased over the internet and scared me at first since I have teenagers in the house! Then came to my senses and found all the info posted here. call from 301-825-5013. He must be very high up in the goverment he is with the DEA, FBI and Customs!haha

It's definitely a scam. The bozo left a message and identified himself as DEA agent Brian Collier and gave some nonsense about a search warrant and an arrest warrant.  As an atty I knew immediately it was B.S.  The idiot even forgot to leave a contact number.  I feel sorry for people who might be intimidated by this nonsense. I would hope the demand for money would shock them to their senses.

This is such a fraud - tell them to go straight to h*ll.  I can't believe that people are that bad.  Anne Frank, after all she had been through, said "I still believe that people are good at heart"...  I have always loved and believed her but I'm not so sure that is true these days...

2-25-2011 I received a call identified as Washington, DC 202-241-8927.  The man said he was an agent from the Justice Department.  I was told a court date in Washington DC was set for March 8th and he then recommended I call a lawyer because I was being charged for illegal receipt of prescription drugs purchased over the Internet 5 years ago.  He then threatened me with either 12 months in jail or the payment of a fine.  I was passed to an "officer" of the court named Jason Howell and instructed to send a fine of $1,500 to Felix Reyenoso, 1600 George Washington Ave, Suite 117, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.  Their lack of professional speech was the first hint and when they asked if I knew how to send money through a Moneygram or Western Union I told them that I needed to contact a lawyer.  He said he would see me in court as he hung up.  Please do NOT be fooled by these unscrupulous people and report them to the DEA's extortion hotline 1-877-792-2873.

Received call from "Detective Gibbons" re purchase of  illegal diet pills from Mexico.  When I acted skeptical of call "Detective Gibbons" assured me it was no joke and even reminded me of customs notice I received regarding delivery return.  He gave me a case # (bogus) and told me I should check the info pertaining to crimminal action he was saying I would be prosecuted for.  He informed me that actions were Class B Felony and would subject me to  personal and property search, 2 years prison and a hefty fine.  I dismissed him before he was able to proceed but because of his knowledge of customs notice I was concerned.   Be AWARE!!!

call the hotline listed in the posts above. I received a phone call from the REAL DEA last night to confirm that these people are bad news. Report your case. They are trying to get as much information as possible.

I got a call from this number along the same lines, and then a hours later I started to get a ton of spam messages for all kinds of weird stuff on my cell phone.  All of the texts had weird links like http://dluploads.info/files/gndcali.com_Password.txt_List.hta and http://000site.ru/go.php?sid=9 and     
http://blog.chess.com/carisoprodol364s.  None of them worked (DON'T VISIT - bad news).  I don't think that it was a coincidence -- all the URLs could be part of this guy's attempts to get more information.  Just avoid at all costs.  Bad bad news. I never get any bad texts before this.

Thank you all for your posts.  i
I knew this was a fraud, mostly because he was so stupid.  it had happened before. In the time he took to call me back, and let me know where to Western Union my CASH, I googled this and was able to stump the jerk, when he was giving me the info. for the Judge that would release me,Isaid let me guess, his name is "Edward Cuevas" (thanks to these posts) He replied Whaaaat?
Busted. I told him that I googled him, and knew he was a scam....and take me off your list. I hung up, and guess what, he didn't call back!
Thank you

I also received a call this week - Monday morning around 10;30 or 11:00 am -- these fools must sleep in late because everyone else's call seem to come at around the same time in the morning. This guy "LT. Givens" is one scary useless individual. He accuses you of doing something that you know you did not do but manipulates you so deep into the conversation that you feel that you have to do something to prove your innocence. My credit card was stolen a few years ago and used online at some pharmacy and ever since then I get phone calls from these thieves trying to sell stuff to me. He is impersonating a DEA agent which is a federal offense --- I hope they catch this b*****d and bury him under the prison -- I then began receiving calls from different phone numbers harassing me and asking why I was so scared -- I did nothing yet feel so violated -- they know my address, my husband's name and how many children I have --- regardless of how fake he is he is a frightening FREAK! His day will come and he will reap a painful death in the eyes of the devil. I pray for my own safety and for those that are also being harassed by this guy. DO NOT SEND HIM OR ANYONE ELSE ANY MONEY!

They've called me twice, first time 1/06/11, Lt Givens stating US Customs was coming after me ...  Get home this morning after running a few errands and I had a message from a different guy (couldn't really understand him when he said his name, Last name starts with an "M"), only this time its coming from 919-526-7680, Raliegh, NC.  I PERSONALLY called the REAL DEA office in Raliegh to double check, stranger things have happened, and while I KNOW in my brain that its a SCAM, the threats they are throwing around are SERIOUS - either way, its a scam...  A good one at that, just think about how many people call Western Union and send the money!!!

I got a call from this number yesterday at 10:00am with the same story about purchasing pharmaceuticals online. The "DEA" officer claimed that he had a warrant for my arrest unless I paid $3,300 to "US Customs" via Western Union to an address in Dominican Republic. The name used was Lt. Robert Givens . Oh, and the Western Union needed to made for the above amount and sent now.

I got a call from Julian Thomson stating that I had ordered some medication from the Dominican Republic.  This is just 2 weeks before Christmas.  He stated that if I did not pay the money he would have a patrol car outside my house within 5 minutes and I would be arrested and taken to jail, PLUS, I would lose my job!!!!  These people are heartless and will get their ultimate reward sooner or later.  They may be able to fool some people some of the time but one of these days they will end up meeting a Scare Face kind of guy who will have no mercy on them.  DO NOT SEND ANY MONEY TO A MAN NAMED EDWARD CUEVAS or anayone else!!!  If the DEA wanted to get you they will be at your door, they won't call you.  The Police Department told me NOT to open the door to ANY police person unless I called 911 first and confirmed with them as they send a second patrol car to my house!!!  The FBI won't do anything about it and the only thing to do would be to actually go to the Dominican Republic and report these people.  UPS will give you the store address where the money was cashed!!!   Thomsom, Cuevas... I hope you use all the money you have stolen from people and overdose on those drugs you will be taking!!!  Money comes and goes and yours will go faster than your opportunity to ask God for forgiveness!!!  You're going down!!!!
They also have a "friend" by the name of Ronald Smith or whatever, stating that he is from the Border Patrol (209) 846-1243.  Same thing, he was going to have a patrol car outside my hourse withing 5 minutes, when I told him to bring it on, he hang up and within 10 seconds called me again to "give me a second chance."  I am still waiting for the patrol car he was sending within 5 minutes... I guess they didn't have AAA.....  Fraud, Fraud, Fraud, Fraud, Fraud, Fraud, Fraud.....

Mark davis is a fraqudddddd  fraudddddd frayuuuuuuudddd
report himmmmmm

Got a call originating from this number and through a bad connection and on the freeway, this man is talking about me being arrested and spending Christmas in jail, but maybe out for New Years.  When asked for my last name, he misses it. When asked m my profession or address, he is again at a loss.  He says I'm charged with interstate trafficking in cocaine and something I could not decipher.  (I assure you, reader, this is not me.)
I sense this may be a strung or becoming strung former on-line pharmaceutical salesman who'se gotten hold of an old order list. He's not new at it, and judging from the letters above, he ain't gettin' any better at it, so he must be getting strung on all the product they replaced with fakes after they were paid for them.

I got a call from this number yesterday at 10:40am with the same story about purchasing pharmaceuticals online. The "DEA" officer claimed that he had a warrant for my arrest unless I paid $2,750 to "US Customs" via Moneygram to an address in Dominican Republic. The names used were Lt. Robert Givens and Don Toms. Oh, and the moneygram needed to made out to an "Edward Cuevas".

A few details tipped me off that made me doubt him:
- he called like 20 times in a matter of 2 hours
- he played the emotional card (its christmas, you dont want to be in jail)
- he mentioned no checks, only cash
- sent to "US Customs" in Dominican Republic (please!!!)
- googled this number and found this forum


Despite all of these hints I still had my doubts (i couldnt get over the scare) until I checked the DEA website (http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/pubs/pressreleases/extortion_scam.htm) and saw the scam alert. Also the DEA hotline number's inbox to report the scam was full so I imagined there were many other victims out there that were calling and reporting this.

The person calling had a well crafted story and he was pretty convincing in the beginning so look out for any of the details provided. Hopefully this will help.

this  Fraud

Received a call at my place of business this morning at 8:40 am 11/15/10 stating that there was a warrant for my arrest due to illegal ordering of some diet pill online.  Of course he said that I would have to take everything up with the judge, possible prison time, UNLESS I pay him! What a laugh!!!
 
People have called my cell phone before with the same scam.  I told him that I have already googled his scam and to please take my phone number off his call list.  HE became irrate, started yelling, I laughed and he hung up the phone!

Received a call this morning at 10:59 am CST from a man stating he was with the DEA and was investigating a crime that was committed.  He mentioned that I was a regular orderer of pharmaceuticals online (not the case) so this is what tipped me off.  He also said the package was from the Dominican Republic and that I should have been visited by a US Customs officer.  
His professionalism went quickly down and I became really silent then he said well this situation does not look good....law enforcement officers would state facts not opions. I hung up on him before he could ask for money as I am sure that was the next step.