They have called my number multiple times. Every time I picked up, it was the same lady with the very thick indian (I think) accent. On the fifth day, I actually tried to go with it. They say you have three options:
1) Direct deposit to your personal account
They ask for the account number and routing number (Nope)
2) Electronic Transactions
Couldn't really hear what she said (Super Thick Accent)
3) Check made by a bank
Give basic information (Name, address, etc.)
I went to the third one, since that didn't sound too bad. The lady gave me an Authorization ID and another phone number to call. It was 202-738-1532.
Overall, she was patient with me and tried too hard to keep me on the phone. Her accent was obvious and she tries to cover it up. This is a scam, but I want to see how far I can push their buttons.
I received this call today offering some type of grant for $9,000. Like you, I wanted to see how far I can push their buttons So I politely asked how he got my number and he tried to feed me some BS about how the government conducted a demographic survey etc. Too bad for him that I work in the public health field, so I followed up with what type of demographic survey was conducted. His accent was too heavy to understand and I just kept asking the same question over and over. He finally got annoyed and hung up.
This was a call to notify me that i was to receive a 10,000.00 dollar grant from the US Government. So obvious it is a scam of some sort, but decided to take the ride and see what the punch line was. I was told I could receive my grant to my bank account and asked for my account number or applied to a credit card and needed my credit card numbers. When i told them I had neither they said they would be glad to send it Western Union after I sent them $350.00 processing fee. I actually did laugh out loud. When I tried to redial the number ....... "I'm sorry the number you have dialed is an invalid number"