Got a call from "Sherry Colbart" from 202-249-7364. Wanted to speak with the President. I asked her her company name and she said "no company, but he should be familiar with who I am". I put her in his VM and she immediately called back asking him to be paged. No page system here, so she accepted his VM after all.
Asked for the owner of the company by name who hasn't been employeed with us for approx 10 years. Little did she know this. I kept her on the line to get as much info as I could before blocking them for future calls. Said she was calling from the Mayor's Small Business Division. I hung up on her.
Asked for the owner of the company. I told him he wasn't in. I asked him for his name and number and was told his name was Bo Carter and he was with the State of PA Economic Division. He gave me the number of 877-375-5916. However, we have caller ID and the number came up: 202-249-7364. Either way it's just another scam.
guy said he was Ron Priest from the State of Ohio economic commerce divsion... and then went into his speach about saying that he could help me recieve grants and other economic development moneys.
he wanted to get to know our business better and asked about how the recession has affected our business...
when i asked him again... Who are you with and who do you work for.
he replied with The State of Ohio economic mayors commerce division...
i saw the caller I.D. and googled. it while listening to him... and found this string, and quickly and very nicely told him that we were all set and that we would not qualify for grants and that we didn't need any funding or help at this time...
he tried to keep me on the line, but i very politely asked him to please close our file.