I receive a call from a lady saying I've been selected for a federal grant. Her number came up as several 0's. She didn't ask for a lot of personal information and offered the option to receive it western union so I didn't give any credit card or bank info. She gave me a grant confirmation number then the account manager number and to call him to release the funds. It just rings and rings. She calls again and asks if how did it go.
• "There ain't no such thing as a free lunch."
• If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.
• You have not won big bucks from a benign benefactor, a pot of pesos from PCH, dinero from a doctor, a car from a caller, or a grant from a gracious government
• The tooth fairy really does not exist
• Everything you read on the internet or hear on the phone is not necessarily true.
• It is illegal to ask for money for a loan or prize, before awarding the loan or prize!
• "Free Trips" are loaded with mandatory & costly extras, and you usually must give them your card number after listening to a loooong spiel at a hotel.
• Microsoft or a different famous software company, or one of their agents did NOT cold call you to fix your computer.
• The moon is not made of green cheese.
• The IRS will snailmail you, rather than phone you, if there is a problem.
• Jackalope milk is not an aphrodisiac.
• If you Vanilla Card, GreenDot, MoneyGram, Western Union or use any gift/money card to send money to a scammer, the money is gone.
• You should beware of Geeks bearing gifts, specially if the gift is a wooden horse with termites, or a statement that your computer is infected.
• 876 is NOT your lucky number, and it will cost you money to call that area code!
• The number you see on your Caller ID may not be the number of the person who called you!
• The Do Not Call List works as intended. It is NOT a call blocker!
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I've dealt with too many scams to know what was going on. I played it thru to see what they're after. Even in the grant and loan government Web site it states they would not ask for money except to pay back loans
So I talked to account manager and she says my state isn't a tax something state. I'll have to go to western union or money gram and register and it'll cost $280.