My call was from a Floyd Hernandez. Very threatening. He said the police were on their way to our house. I told him I had called police and he was furious! I hung up.

This brian Collins called me today I am also from Michigan threatening voice message left I returned his call he answered right away then threatened me on the phone as well saying federal agents were 3 minutes outside my house. He sounded like he had a bit of a foreign accent. I hung up then did some research and found this blog. Who did you report this to?

I received a call from brian Collins today he left a very threatening message on my answering machine stating that if I didn't return his call there would be a warrant for my arrest. So I called the number back it was a washington dc number according to my caller ID when I called it only rang once and it was answered. I gave them the extension number he had left and he answered immediately pretty fast for a busy agent. He told me there were federal agents 3 minutes from my house and prepare to be arrested and takken to the Dominican Republic. I hung up and was really scared so I waited surprise no agents. Then i found this blog. Wow I feel better now. Who do I contact to file a complaint about this/ the number he used was 202-503-9909

The reason they are having trouble catching these guys is because they are not from the USA.  The number we had calls from claimed to be the DEA and the number showed DC. We reported it to the DEA. There is a number on their website and a warning that this is a hoax. An agent returned my call and explained that the way they set up their phones somehow shows the call from within the states but is actually from a foreign country making it more difficult to trace and to catch these guys.  Just keep reporting the phone numbers.  This is sthe first one we've had claiming to be from the FDA and have had no more from the "DEA'.

A pervert...they are really stretching now.  Its not even worth trying to catch these scammers.  There are sooooo many.  Good luck

I got this bogus call today, I laughed at the guy, he became angry and lost his cool...
I did get him to confirm that he was calling from the Dominican Republic...
He also said over 50% of the people go for the scam, and... He makes a "great" living doing this...
He said he was going to send mail to "everyone" that I was a pervert and etc.
Very low form of life these people are...

I just got a call from this bozo. Freaked me out at first, because a message was on my answer machine saying it was FDA Crimal Division seeking a warrant on me. WHOA!

I returned the call. Once I was connected to "Special Agent Collins" and heard him talk, I had a real good idea it was all bogus. The guy is VERY poor spoken. He sounded more like special agent Yo Dog Dog.  He threatend me w/ arrest and had his 'cop radio' going on in the background, to add authenticity. What a parasite on society. I soon hung up.

Same thing happened to me.  Special Agent Paul Roberts USFDA  443.687.7372 x778.  Warrant for my arrest if I didn't call back.  Not happening to call back.  Will block his phone and report.  This happened to me last year.  They want you to get scared.  Advice.DO NOT TALK TO THEM OR SEND  MONEY!!

Keep you updated...

just received a call from 443-687-7372 and left message saying he was special agent Mike Moore and if i didn't call back he would report me to local authorities. He left his ext as 774. I called right back and the person who answered the phone i told them i just got a call from Mike Moore at ext 774 and he said he was on the phone with district attorneys office. The person did not ask my name but said Mike would call me back in 20 min. I got a call back within the 20 min and he went on about a claim that a order that was placed by me back in 2005 in the dominican republic for a spcacific medication  ( i have never ordered anything from the dominican republic) the he said  i was in trouble . I then said ok well what are you going to do about it and he said there would be special agents showing up at my home and i said ok and he hung up. He did not ask for any money as i have read above in the comments.

Those jerks called and tried terroizing me yesterday. I kept stringing them along, just to useup their precious scamming time. I don't remember what name he used but he just kept saying I was in trouble for buying my medication online and I was either going to jail in the dominican republic or maybe he could 'work with me' and I would pay a fine. He said it was $2,000. I knew it was a scam but I told him I only had 500 in the bank and he said he would wait on the line. While I was "transferring the money" or so he thought, I was saying "oh my god, my husband works for the federal governement. I have to call him right away!" The guy didn't know what to say. He said "um, no you can't tell anyone aout this investigation until after you get the paperwork tomorrow." And then he put me on hold. I hung up and filed a complaint with the FDA because that's who he said he worked for. Hopefully no one else falls for this crap. Federal agents don't work that way!

The same thing happened to me yesterday. :-\

Got a similar call.  This is a scam.  They will try to get you to pay $ to avoid 'charges'  visit a website called "800notes"  where many people have shared scam stories.

Got same message. he got very upset when i asked if i should talk to my brother in the fbi.  theni called to dea who sent me to the st. louis office which is investigating this

I also received a call from this number with the same message, that a warrant woudl be issued for my arrest if I did not call back.  They identified themselves as the Federal Bureau of Investigation on the message they left.  I'm sure it is a fake call, so I have no intention of returning it.

got the call this morning - FDA Special Agent Paul Roberts, a threatning message about an ongoing investigation with a former online pharmaceutical company, "a court order will be issued for your arrest" if I didn't call them.

someone from this phone number called me regarding a drug... They told me they were the government, and a warrant will be issued for my arrest... they left a message on my answering machine.... I called back and when I asked them who they were, they hung up the phone.. I tried recalling this number, got through once, but they hung up on me.. I feel like I should call the government and ask what is going on... One of my best friends is the in the court system here.. and perhaps I should notify him.. and ask what can be done..
Shannon Woodman

Prescription Drug Scam Uses DEA Agents' Identities To Terrify Victims into Paying Up

The websites seem so simple, so inviting -- buy prescription diet pills or sleep-aids without a prescription. But it could be a trap.

A few clicks on certain websites can lead to phone calls that sound like this: "This is officer James Kashin. If you and your wife don't call me back you are going to jail."

Or this: "This is special agent David Brown. We are going to bring you in, in custody, with criminal charges for medication from overseas."

It's all part of an elaborate scam, including the alleged law enforcement phone calls.

According to DEA officials, criminal scam artists first sell prescription drugs online through websites they sometimes operate. After customers input their personal information and make a purchase, the criminals can use the information to blackmail and extort them.

Scammers pose as federal drug enforcement agents, even use actual agents' names, when they make threatening phone calls to thoroughly scare their marks, but then the fake agents offer their victims a lifeline. The caller tells his victims that they have a choice -- either they pay up by a certain deadline and their names will be cleared, or they will be charged as suspects in a criminal investigation and face jail time.

"Basically he wanted me to pay $1,500," said Kesha Howell, a victim of the scam.

"He's got you in such a panic state that by the time he offers you the money, I mean really, that's a no-brainer. Just tell me how much and if I can afford to do it, I'm in," said Darren Dutil, another victim.

Victims of this scam say the phone calls sound authentic and are genuinely terrifying because the person on the other end has all of their personal information.

"He was very calm, cool, but very intimidating. He knew things about me. He had legit information on me and that's what was so scary," Howell said.

"I was ready to call my wife and kids and say, 'hey look, see you all later. I'm obviously going to be gone for a while,'" Dutil said.

Another victim, who didn't want his name revealed, said he got a call from the scammers and fake DEA agents actually showed up at his house in suburban Fort Worth, Texas.

"They pulled up in a black SUV, right there at the driveway. Two white males got outside, stood beside the truck, and a slender 5-10, 5-11 black male came toward me with black wavy hair," he said.

In the end, he said he didn't fall for the scam, but he admitted he came close.

But Carolyn Sirek, a legal secretary from Joshua, Texas, fell into the trap and accepted the buyout option after receiving the scamming calls. According to her husband Dan Sirek, Carolyn went into a local Wal-Mart and wired the scammers the money through Western Union.

"It depleted our savings account, let's put it that way," Dan Sirek said.

Very often, after one payment, the scammers come back for more. Carolyn Sirek was apparently so upset and scared about what happened that she shot and killed herself in her backyard. Her husband said he found her with a bullet hole in her chest.

Thousands of victims, many of whom have paid the scammers, have called the DEA hotline for help. Officials believe several of these people have shelled out thousands of dollars in the extortion and that the operation is being run out of the Dominican Republic.

The DEA has indicted 11 Dominican men, but as of yet, those men have not been arrested. Agents told ABC News they are working with the Dominican government to have the suspects extradited to the United States, and are investigating other groups operating similar scams.

The DEA advises that anyone who gets a threatening phone call to hang up and report it and also warns Americans to be very, very wary of online pharmacies.

"I think that's one of the takeaways for people to understand, that buying over the Internet for controlled substances is highly suspicious, and they should be very cautious about trying to do that," said DEA agent Gary Boggs.

If the 11 men who have been indicted are charged, they face 20 years in prison. Dan Sirek, who lost his wife, thinks they should get the death penalty.

"Our relationship is probably something that only comes along once in a lifetime, and I hope they move fast and get these people so nobody else gets hurt," he said.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/prescription-drug-sc ... ory?id=16116808

This person Brian Collins called identified himself as an agent from the FDA he seemed to know I had gotten a package recently , face cream, and it scared me that someone knew what was in my mail! He proceeded to threaten me and I hung up! Then I got angry after I spoke to my atty and I called back and asked him what he wanted he accused me of trying to bribe a federal agent...then my husband came home and called that # every few minutes all night leaving messages. No one ever answered. The call was threatening!!!

Apparently this brian collins has been very busy terrorizing ppl in the lansing,mi area! After he calls just redial the number and keep calling him back, I know its juvenile but I was pissed that I allowed some idiot to ruin my day! Don't let these criminals that can't get real jobs scare you!

Received a threatening voicemail from "Brian Collins." I'm in the process of reporting this to the proper authorities. He's the one who needs to worry about arrest/imprisonment.

THREATEN  FROM ALCOHOL AND DRUG ETC.  NEEDED TO PAY A FINE OF $2000.   SAID-JOHN RILEY WAS CALLING FROM USFDA??/

He called himself Special Agent John Riley ( there is such a person, but this guy's an impostor) and he claimed to be from the USFDA, as Tim (above) has said. He threatened to have me arrested, and I can imagine that some people might fall for it. He was after money to "buy him off". This happened today, August 21, 2012, and another time about a year or so ago (same guy...I'll never forget that voice as long as I live).  I can't believe this guy hasn't been caught yet. When this happened the first time he claimed to be from a different agency...maybe DEA or Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms...I don't remember now. I would think that the real Special Agent John Riley would want to protect his good name and be a part of finding this low life!  We (my husband and I) called the federal agency that he claimed to be representing the first time, and were told that they knew about this person, but a year has passed and he's still at it.

A Brian Collins called, Caller ID said USFDA. He was threatening, but my wife hung uyp. She called our attorney who said he received 5 phone calls from clients today with same complaint.

In have called this number but it only goes to voice mail. My wife called once and "Brian Colllins"
answered. I was told he does not sound really intelligent.

BEWARE!!!!