The FDA has warned of a scam targeting customers of online pharmacies.

"On Dec. 29, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned that scammers pretending to be FDA special agents were calling customers of Internet drug pharmacies and demanding they pay a fine for buying medications online," writes eWeek's Brian Prince.

"According to the FDA, the scammers request the fine -- ranging from $100 to $250,000 -- be sent via wire transfer to a designated location, typically in the Dominican Republic," Prince writes. "Those who refuse to pay are threatened with arrest, deportation and even physical harm."

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