Multiple sources are reporting on a scam being run by individuals calling people posing as the FDA. The scammer tells individuals that they are violating law by purchasing their medicine from outside the country. If the individual doesn't pay, they will be punished. This leads to individuals paying thousands of dollars to the scammer out of fear.
Helping to prevent innocent people from being scammed is another reason for strong community pharmacists. A strong pharmacist-patient relationship is more valuable than a few dollars saved from buying questionable drugs from online.
Extortionists posing as federal agents have taken as much as $31,000 from frightened people who thought they would be prosecuted for purchasing their medications from outside the country, federal regulators say.
