Answered a call from this number and the caller with a very strong eastern accent told me I had been approved for a $7,500 government grant, which I never had applied for. He gave me a confirmation number to give to someone else whom I was supposed to call at a different number. I called the other number and was told by another person with a very strong eastern accent that they worked for the government and that this was a once in a lifetime grant to pay off debt, bills or a new car if I wanted but I had to give my word I wouldn't use the money for gambling, drugs or alcohol. Then I was supposed to go to a Western-Union or Walmart to pick up the money but only after I bought a Green Dot card and put $300 on it. When I asked him what the name of the grant was he just went back into his spill about what I was supposed to use the money for. He told me the Green Dot card was for verification purposes only and that I wouldn't be sending the money to any one so I asked him why my state ID and SSC wouldn't be enough and he told me that he had to check the info with Green Dot on their computer. His plot started falling apart when I questioned him repeatedly and he ended up hanging up on me. The number they gave me to call was 202-436-9770 which is a Washington D.C. area code and thats what the tried to use to make me think it was really a government number but you can use a company like Vonage and get a phone number with any area code you want no matter where you are...It was just a scam
These people call me like 5 times a day I would answer and they would hang up or not say anything the one lady said hello I told her HI she said she was with the IRS and told me that I over paid by 7000.00 and how I would like it back wanting Bank info . I told her I will call the IRS my self ... she said " Why you waste my time " i was like Excuse me then she said it again then I told her F*** U B***H you are the one calling me trying to scam me .. I ask for her Supervisor ... She Hung up the phone then I called back and the number is not a working number ....