Yeah I just got that call today and I'm at work and when they said I would be able to get the money in a money gram I was like oh okay no personal info needed, right? Then I was saying to the guy "so you're telling me that the government is handing out free money?" Then the guy just said he wasn't forcing me to take the grant and hung up on me... I want to know how in the world do these [***] have my personal info!
Yeah, I called it ad well. How can a number that just called and keeps calling be disconnected? The FCC shouldn't allow that to happen. Government inaction us what allies these scammers to be so successful. UGH!!!
Most of these calls are coming out of India and Pakistan. And the numbers are "spoofed" . You have a bit of reading to do here, a lot of this has been in the news..
To report the fraud, go here:
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/support/general-support/grant-fraud.html
Their number is listed , along with an email address, at the top of the page.
Also here:
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0113-government-grant-scams
This is a scam call, they want to "give you" a grant from the government. All you have to give them is your bank acct info hahahahaha ya right! Check your phone for the option of an auto-reject selection and add this # to it. They will call from other #'s but it slows them down.
Received "The CALL" today informing me that I was selected to receive a government grant for 7000.00, followed by, "OK?". So OK, here we go again. My response was, "Oh, I'm so happy you contacted me so that I can give you my drivers license, bank account numbers, my SS#, and anything else you may think I'm stupid enough to provide in order that you can proceed with your stupid scam which carries a fine of imprisonment, not if, but WHEN you are located. And SHE got mad at me. Ha.