I just received the same DEA agent call ...from 409 497 9694.
This is ridiculous.
Can't something be done ? he said his name was James Coppa(?) He sounded
as if he has a spanish / italian ( maybe) accent.
from Station 2235 ?????

Never seen this number before....

Client called in a panic after receiving a call from this number telling her she had five minutes until the DEA showed up at her house to arrest her unless she paid a fine. He said they had intercepted a UPS package of Didrex, a diet drug, and that it was illegal to purchase through the mail. She didn't order Didrex or anything else like that through the mail, but she was worried that someone might have accessed her credit card.  He then asked if her husband knew she illegally ordered medication and asked if she had a record. Her husband is dead, but she realized then that it wasn't a case of mistaken identity or credit card fraud but of this guy trying to scam and extort her. She is old and so was pretty freaked out. He went into a spiel about how she would have to spend a week in jail, etc.  The DOJ is aware of this scam but does not seem to me to be doing too much about it.  I suggest posting the number on all of your social network sites and getting everyone you know to call this do***ebag and give him a taste of his own medicine.  Maybe he'll get a real job then.

My wife was threatened with arrest by a hoax call from Anthony D. Williams DEA.

I just received a phone call from this # them stating they were from the DEA and had a package with my name
and address that I had supposedly ordered.  They wanted me to make a payment of $2800.00 right then
or the authorities would be at my house in 5 minutes to arrest me.  What the heck?

It is a scam:
http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/pubs/pressreleases/extortion_scam.htm



Press Releases
ALERT - EXTORTION SCAM - ALERT
DEA Warns Public of Extortion Scam by
DEA Special Agent Impersonators

The Drug Enforcement Administration is warning the public about criminals posing as DEA special agents or other law enforcement personnel as part of an international extortion scheme.

The criminals call the victims (who in most cases previously purchased drugs over the lnternet or by telephone) and identify themselves as DEA agents or law enforcement officials from other agencies.  The impersonators inform their victims that purchasing drugs over the lnternet or by telephone is illegal, and that enforcement action will be taken against them unless they pay a fine.  In most cases, the impersonators instruct their victims to pay the "fine" via wire transfer to a designated location, usually overseas.  If victims refuse to send money, the impersonators often threaten to arrest them or search their property.  Some victims who purchased their drugs using a credit card also reported fraudulent use of their credit cards.

Impersonating a federal agent is a violation of federal law.  The public should be aware that no DEA agent will ever contact members of the public by telephone to demand money or any other form of payment.

The DEA reminds the public to use caution when purchasing controlled substance pharmaceuticals by telephone or through the Internet.  It is illegal to purchase controlled substance pharmaceuticals online or by telephone unless very stringent requirements are met.  And, all pharmacies that dispense controlled substance pharmaceuticals by means of the lnternet must be registered with DEA.  By ordering any pharmaceutical medications online or by telephone from unknown entities, members of the public risk receiving unsafe, counterfeit, and/or ineffective drugs from criminals who operate outside the law.  In addition, personal and financial information could be compromised.

Anyone receiving a telephone call from a person purporting to be a DEA special agent or other law enforcement official seeking money should refuse the demand and report the threat.
Report Extortion Scam: 1-877-792-2873

THIS IS FROM OUR OFFICE RECEPTIONIST:

there was a message for you from an Xavier Pena saying he was with the DEA.

409-497-9694

Gave me a bad feeling when I answered the phone. He sounded very cold.

I received the same call and never call anyone back without first running their phone numbers through to ck them out. Not that I am paranoid, but there are many scammers out there. Rule of thumb: no one would use the initials D.A........they would specify District Attorney....UNLESS, of course they are referring to
"Dumb A**."
I was born at night, but not LAST NIGHT.

Wide Awake in Texas

He's just a fraud using the "DEA Scam". Ignore him. He has all the "authority" of a slight case of flatulence in a stiff wind.

I responded to Samuel but have been getting calls from 409 497 9694, ext 1889 claiming they are Jay Repedo from the dea and have a package with my name and address on it at the US custom border protection dept and need me to call them back immediately.  Any others had similar calls?

I got a message yesterday from jay ripedo claiming he was from the dea and the border patrol has a package in customs with my name and address on it. and instructed me to call back to 409 497 9694.  I do not know anyone who would be sending me such package and have not ordered anything out of the country or from any online pharmacys.  I did not call them back assuming it was a scam of some sort.  Anyone else had any similar calls?  I do know that the number from Galveston tx has been on my caller id befor.