I received a call from an Andrew Collins today (very thick middle-eastern accent) who said he was with the United States Federal Grant Department and I have been selected to receive $9K to use anyway I choose. I have received several calls like this and when asked to repeat themselves or when pressed for any additional information they usually hang up, so I asked how was I chosen. The caller said my name and number was drawn from several who were on a demographic survey from last year. He then confirmed my information (he gave info to me) and then asked how I wanted to receive my money saying it could be issued via cash, direct deposit to a bank account or credit card, I asked how would it work if I chose cash. He told me I would have to go to a Western Union or a MoneyGram, and proceeded to give me a grant approval #DC3344 and a long distance call back number 206/201/2174 and said I would need to call his supervisor for the Western Union tracking information. I have no intentions of calling the "supervisor"
I get these calls at no less then one a day 5-6 days a week, it is a mess the incoming caller ID changes, this call was on my home phone and the ID read 000000 a day ago it was my cell and the ID was from Ohio or something. But this was the first time asking questions and pressing them for info didn't mess them up making them hang up, so I figured I would share the info I did get.
Anybody else getting similar calls file a report, here's one place you can do that at:

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/