I just received this same call, and when they asked how I would like to receive the money I told them Western Union, then he gave me code and asked for my DL# to help Western Union ID me, as to being the right person to pick up the money. I told him I didn't give out my info on the to anyone, so he said I could call this number (202-241-9449) and give it to them when I called back. I googled it. nothing but a scam, but of course this goes on all the time and when they caught our government will do nothing but slap their hands and say don't do it again or else
I have had several calls from this number, claiming to be the Federal Grant Office. They want to give me a $10,000 Government Grant. But, only after I purchase a Green Dot Money Pack for $180. Sure sounds like a scam to me. Why Would the Federal Government require the purchase of a Money Pack card to award a grant?
202 " AREA CODE FRAUD SCAMS".........have been going on forever !!!
( already addressed here and in the forums a million times already.......everyone should know by now !!! ).
202 area code fraud scams !!!!!
PLEASE NOTE !!! THESE SCAMMERS ARE ALSO IMPERSONATING THE US GOV'T / SEVERAL GOV'T OFFICES AND PERSONS....BEWARE !!!
- new twist is they are also impersonating DEA officials / IRS etc.... with threats to arrest you unless you immediately send money via wire transfer / western union to some offshore country !!!!! obvious scam !!!
some are landlines...many are cell phones...some are spoofed and linked to offshore foreign call centers / countries !!!!
we've traced back most of these numbers to offshore foreign call centers in INDIA / THAILAND / AFRICA / JAMAICA ETC....
here's a few other numbers posted from the same area code offering a wide variety of scams / fake emails and scams after posting something on craigslist ( old scam ) ...... collecting for non existant " payday loans "....free money / scam giveaways / calling on behalf of a humane society..... $1,000's in free gov't money......... etc etc.....stories change out all the time......and the usual nonsense!!!
** mysteriously call to claim they have several thousand of dollars to send you....just provide your bank account and credit card right away etc etc.........scam scam
several of these are the usual long ongoing scams such as : you have won a free walmart / bestbuy gift card....or you have won a free ipad etc......all long ongoing scams
202-621-0436 ( offshore foreign call center ? ) poor english and violent on the phone! claim to be giving away $1,000's in free cash....just give them all your personal info etc........
Caller said I was to receive $10,000 Gov. Grant. Just purchase a $green Dot Card for $162.00 to lock in my code. She also asked why I wanted to receive by Western Union not my checking acct. I said I was scammed once and she assured me this was no scam. Said that I completed a survey about 6 months ago and the info came from there, What survey?
Unfortunattly I was scam by the pay day loan, and that's how these [***] got all my info, I've been called with the I HAVE A WARRANT OUT FOR MY ARREST! SO OF COURSE i'VE LEARNED, that these [***] are all connected once you put your info online to get that loan that you desperatly need, so I told them come and get me, PURE [***]!!!police never calls you when their comming for you , I know!!and today I was the lucky one to get a 10.000 grant, I have an X on my back, no luck at all, and these people that can't even speak english properly, wanted me to send them UNTRACEBLE MONEY PACK for 187.00 to insure the money, what a crock. I can't understand how this still going on, and the POLICE, (good only to give tickets) don't do [***] about it, it's sad that a powerfull goverment U.S.A. dosen't do nothing about it, but sure let's get involved in any onther bussiness that we shoudn't be in, and that's how the cookie crombles!
FOR SURE IT'S A SCAM!!! I just got a call from the US goverment, after 6:00 pm,, HAHA,, I know enough to know that the goverment closes early on fridays, and these [***] with a Cryo accent are telling me that I qualify for a 10.000$ grant, and to send them a money pack which is UNTRACEBLE to send them 187 to insure the money, So I told the bich to BLOW me first, and after I got the check I'll send her the money, guess what? she froze, I told her to go [***] herself, DO NOT SEND THESE MOTHERS ANY MONEY, IT'S A [***] SCAMMMMMMMMMMMMM,