got a call from this number. number came in as unknow. People on other end could barely speak English. they told me they workd for the US Federal Government. I ask the sales person to give me their number because they wanted to give me a grant for $7,500 that doesn't need to be paid back. He would not give me the number. I asked for the manager so he handed his cell phone to some guy who got on the phone and started talking about not paying it back and that i needed to identify myself. I am so tired of these fraudulent calls and people trying to rip people off. there should be some way to report this to the US Federal Govenment and let them handle these criminals.
• There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.
• If it sounds (or looks) 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, or a grant from a gracious government <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
• The tooth fairy really does not exist
• Everything you read on the internet 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 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 "green dot", MoneyGram or Western Union money to a scammer, the money is gone.
• You should beware of Greeks bearing gifts, specially if the gift is a wooden horse with termites.
More information on those scams (and others) may be found at
http://phonehelp.2truth.com/facts_rev.html
Remember to return here, to 800notes.com, after you look at any of the information at that site, either to post more information, or to let us know you avoided the scam.
SAME THING! The man on the phone would NOT state his company info. He just KEPT repeating that he was the Federal Gov. and if I would buy a Money Pak at CVS and put $200.00 on it, the gov. would give me $7,000.00. SCAM!! Be cautious!
Had a call told them to send check he said call back in couple days to verify info no intentions of that. If he has my address I don't know didn't hook me.I wanted to get info for can tell other people
Earlier today, I also received a call at work from 239-444-8636 about winning a $7000.00 in cash and that the government grands this amount to responsible people (like me ;-)) just for paying my bills on time!
the guy who claimed his name was Steve Russell said that I should call the above phone number and after getting some instructions, then I can cash my money at any Western Union...
when I asked about the site, this is what he provided: www.grand.gov.