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
When he said you have $9000 grant from the state department, I asked him Why? on what basis I was offered that money? he said "sorry" and hanged up!!. Do not fall for these idiots.
Received call but i missed it..maybe they will call again and i can record for federal trade commission. Had several land line calls from some man with Indian accent pertaining to publishers clearing house. Wants the prize patrol to bring me money i have won but first wire $800.00 to Bahamas in order to receive my winnings! Hahaha! Called # back and his (obviously mentally challenged) son told all. Gave me loads of info before woman began screaming in background...call federal trade commission and report.
I got a call from this number and when I had the audacity to ask who he was and why he was calling, he became verbally abusive and used repeated vulgarities. I tried to call the number back and a recording said that it was a 'non working' number.
I got the same call. The guy said I was being given a us government grant that I did not have to repay. I told him that I was a Grant Administrator and I knew the call was a scam. He quickly hung up, and I bet he doesn't call back. That made it even more obvious that it was a scam. I reported it to the FTC.
My phone showed that he was calling from DC, but I doubt that is true. He had an accent was was not American.
Just received this same call myself. I pretended to listen to what he had to say then as he asked for my bank account number I stopped him and told him that I had never heard anything like this before and I found it funny I have someone calling me up wanting my bank information and that I wasn't an idiot and he quickly hung up in a panic. I enter a lot of contests so I knew this was bull just by the tone of this mans voice. Let alone the time of night they are calling. Hes supposed to be calling from the DC but yet hardly speaks English yeah SCAM