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 !!!
- 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......MOST are spoofed ( faked ) and linked to offshore foreign call centers / countries !!!!
we've traced back most of these numbers to offshore foreign call centers mostly 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
i got a call saying i got selected to receive a grant from the government in the amount of 7,500 dollars.the catch was i had to western union 287.00 to them first .does that make any sense to u,i hope not!
No it doesn't make sense. It's a Scam. This scam has been going on for a while now and is starting to get old. Don't touch it. You will lose 287.00 and won't hear from them again.
Today, a Middle Eastern fellow called me from a number that originated in Idaho yet Andy Watson told me he was calling from the US Fed Bank in Washington DC. Mr. Patel Watson then then pleaded for me to call 212-697-9745, a recorded mess. From a woman w/a British accent? Oh, Mr. Patel Watson told me I was chosen because I pay my taxes and have never filed for bankruptcy, this $7500 is a THANK YOU from the US Goverment! Thank you very little and "don't make me say to you the things I have in my mouth" A Chicago Dot said that to me once. Let's keep pounding on these Persons!