I missed the call and when I did call back I got a Middle Eastern guy with a lot of noise in the background. I explained that I missed the call and requested that they did not call me back and to take me off their calling list he hung up. It isn't the first time this has happened but from now on I will keep the numbers and report them to the appropriate athuorities.
I just called them back. They asked if a had some kind of approval number. When I said no they said someone will call me back. I told him to go [***] his mother, he said the same.
Recd call from that # saying I was chosen by the govt to receive a grant of $4800. I didnt have to pay taxes and didnt have to repay the money. I was asked to call that number back and given an ID#. I asked a lot of probing questions she could not answer and she said I had to call back and ask her supervisor b/c it was too many questions and she hung up. To probe further, I called back and a guy answered..no name..so I asked how they got my name and number and address and he said the government has all that info. I am supposedly 1 of 1500 chosen in the state of MD to receive the grant. I needed to go to a Home Depot or some other location that had Western Union. I asked why the govt couldnt just mail me a check since they had my address and he talked about me getting a security code and they'd send someone to the house with the check. Isaid I didnt need someone to come here and they could send it certified or registered mail to be sure I got it. He got belligerent and said they would give to someone else in need. I laughed and hung up.