It's more than "fishy", it's fraud. A very common one, too. If you're foolish enough to try to claim your "grant" you'll find that you have to pay a few "fees" or "taxes" or some other bogus charge up front (by Western Union wire transfer, Green Dot money card, gift card or some other non-refundable and untraceable method). And you'll never receive a penny after that.
I received a call at work saying something about being granted $9000. I asked for a department and number to call back and "Dexter King" got a little shirty and said he couldn't be sure that I was the person he was trying to reach either. He had my first name and partial last name. Mumbled he was from "Federal Bank" or something. Fishy...
It's more than "fishy", it's fraud. A very common one, too. If you're foolish enough to try to claim your "grant" you'll find that you have to pay a few "fees" or "taxes" or some other bogus charge up front (by Western Union wire transfer, Green Dot money card, gift card or some other non-refundable and untraceable method). And you'll never receive a penny after that.
Sorry to tell you this but that's a risk you take engaging in conversations with many of these telepests. Asking them to remove you from their lists is basically you saying the same to this bozo that he said to you. Requesting that is often taken personally and brings out vulgar, defiant responses. That's a nonexistent command in their "trade". Anytime you get a random call with a foreigner on the other end, it's not a bad idea to suspect tricks and hang up on them as soon as you notice the accent.