The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) reports that
health professionals have been targeted by criminals posing as DEA
agents.
In some instances callers may claim to be employees
with the Texas Medical Board, DEA, FBI or other law enforcement entity
and may even attempt to spoof agency phone numbers or send documents on
official-looking letterhead demanding money.
Please
know the TMB would never call and make such requests for sensitive
information over the phone or send demand letters for money to reinstate
licenses or threaten the arrest of licensees. The TMB does not suspend
licenses at the direction of the DEA, FBI or other federal entity.
Additionally, the TMB has no authority to issue, cancel, or influence
arrest warrants, as some scams have indicated.
The DEA has issued notices to registrants and has provided the following advisory information:
"The
United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is aware that
registrants are receiving telephone calls and emails by criminals
identifying themselves as DEA employees or other law enforcement
personnel. The criminals mask their telephone number on caller ID by
showing the DEA Registration Support 800 number.
Please
be aware that a DEA employee would not contact a registrant and demand
money or threaten to suspend a registrant's DEA registration.If
you are contacted by a person purporting to work for DEA and seeking
money or threatening to suspend your DEA registration, submit the
information on the DEA Diversion Control Division website www.DEADiversion.usdoj.gov and select the link for "Extortion Scam Online Reporting."
For more information, contact your local DEA Field Office, which may be found at https://apps.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/contactDea/spring/fullSearch.
You may also contact the Registration Service Center: 1-800-882-9539 or DEA.Registration.Help@usdoj.gov."
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