When Sandra first had me listen to the DEA scam voicemail message last night, and before I went online to verify that it was in fact a scam, my immediate response was: we are not calling this person back; we will retain an attorney, who will do all the talking.
The video below — taken from the excellent blog DiploMad 2.0 — explains why. I’ve seen other variants on this theme, but this is a great and entertaining explanation as to why it never benefits you to talk to the police or other law enforcement personnel (unless, of course, you are making a police report regarding a crime against you yourself):
Glenn Reynolds (Instapundit) has written an article about the problem that, as he puts it, everything is a crime; the penal code has grown so vast and complex, that we commit (as Harvey Silvergate puts it in his book) three felonies a day.
Note that when the police officer takes over after the lawyer, his first statement is, “Everything he said is true.” He then goes on to explain why. ..bruce..