Hi got the same call. When I spoke to her she asked for my bank account info. I told her to just send a check. They already had my address somehow. She said I was supposed to call 206-201-2051 to finalize things and speak to a Paula Hadley. She asked me exactly what time I was going to call. That seemed fishy to me. She also gave me a grant approval number.
I wasn't able to call at the time I told her but called the next morning and got an answering machine that just said "The person your trying to reach is unavailable. Please leave a message"
i am not sure what was the called id, but the phone number seems familiar and the story was the same!!!! my husband picked up the call and called me with a "good news" and i just google $7500 grant with a $99 donation to an indian charity and i saw this post. they also said that he was randomly selected becaues he is paying his taxes, etc. same story as described above. this can not be real. government would never ask you to send a check first and then give you $7500. i also did not find any information regarding this government grant... i can't believe that people like this exist.
I AM A POLICE OFFICER IN OHIO, I HAD A RESIDENT CALL ME WITH A COMPLAINT THAT IS SIMILAR TO THE ONES ABOVE. CALL FROM 91336 CALLER STATED THEY WERE WITH THE DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVICES AND WANTED TO GIVE THEM A GRANT FOR $7,000 AND TO CALL 509-315-2852. CALLER DID ASK FOR BANK ACCOUNT INFO. AND WANTED THE LAST 4 OF THEIR SSN#. I WOULD ADVISE ANYONE NOT TO GIVE OUT ANY PERSONAL INFO OVER THE PHONE REGUARDING THIS CALLER AND TO HELP INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER BY CALLING THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION AT 1-877-382-4357 AND REPORTING IT.
i just recieved this call about the $7000 grant they wanted me to send a western union of 330$ and i would get the money back when they sent the $7000 the # is from manson, OH (513) 492-9588 and dc (202) 580-8349