FDA SCAM:

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers about a scheme to extort money by callers who falsely identify themselves as FDA officials. The agency has received several reports of calls to entice consumers to purchase discounted prescription drugs by wiring funds to a location in the Dominican Republic. No medications are ever delivered, but an "FDA special agent" calls to say that a fine of several thousand dollars must be sent to an address in the Dominican Republic to prevent imprisonment or other legal action. The FDA suspects that the scheme began with the theft of personal information from consumers who previously purchased drugs through the Internet or by telephone or who were victims of credit card fraud. Complaints or other information about this scheme should be reported to the FDA Office of Criminal Investigations at (800) 521-5783. [Source:  Consumer Health Digest #08-47 18 Nov 08 ++]