Please read: The person calling presented an eastern accent (not east coast).
Stating they are calling from the US Federal Grant Progam and you will receive a GRANT of $7,800. 1500 people are receiving this money so you are very lucky!!.
To receive this GRANT you must go to a Western Union Office
Before entering the WU office, you must call 202-470-0788 and provide a code WGxxxx to a financial consultant who will verify who you are, then give you detailed instructions on how to complete a form to pay $250 upfront (this ito verify you are the proper recipient).
In response to this $250 upfront payment you will receive a check "GRANT" in the amount of the grant + your $250 back. This takes ~5-10 minutes and not to worry if the phone is busy as many people are responding to get their money.
The agent tells me his name is: John Smith and his contact extention is 202 470 0078 x104
I have had the same experiences as above over the past two days. They leave no messages and call twice a day. Today, I answered the phone and I received the same $7800 grant eligibility story requesting that I go to the nearest Western Union office with my ID and $250.00. I already had read these posts so I told them I knew it was a scam. The lady insisted that it was not a scam. I told her to take me off her list. I then received another phone call one minute later from a sister number 202-470-0741 (phone number used yesterday). I did not answer it. They are persistent scammers!!!! Beware!