I RECEIVED A CALL SAYING I HAD BEEN CHOSEN TO RECEIVE A $10,000.00 GOVERNMENT GRANT. I WAS TO PAY $100.00 TO THEM FROM MY BANK ACCOUNT. BUT, I WAS DOUBTFUL OF IT'S AUTHENTICITY. WHEN I READ YOUR LETTER, I WAS SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS, BUT, I AM GLAD I DID NOT FALL FOR THEIR SCAM. I WAS A VICTIM OF A SCAM FOR $5000.00 A FEW YEARS AGO, THAT EVENTUALLY LEAD TO FILING FOR BANKRUPTCY. IF THE GOVERNMENT GIVES GRANTS, IT IS FREE, THERE IS NOT A CHARGE FOR ANY OF IT. BEWARE OF PHONE CALLS THAT GIVE LARGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY AWAY FOR A CHARGE. ALL OF THESE CALLS ARE MADE BY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT SPEAK UNDERSTANDABLE ENGLISH AND THE CONVERSATIONS LAST FOREVER, BECAUSE OF THIS. THE ADDRESS IS: 200 INDEPENDENCE AVE. S.W. WASHINGTON, DC. 20201. A MAN NAMED JIM WILSON IS TO CALL BACK ON MONDAY TO FINALIZE THE DEAL.
this number called me and told me i won $10,000 and said i had to donate $100 to a foundation to get it when i did it they told me fed ex was gonna deliver my money the next day there as no fed ex the next day when i called them back 2 days later they said it got shipped back to washington reserve bank and said i had to pay a $200 insurance shipping and handling fee and i would b reinburse with a check of $10,300 the next day i did and no fed ex the next day now when i call the number they say they would call me back but they didnt if they are allowed to scam people like this and still from broke people and nothing happens to them then i found me a new business scaming
I RECEIVED A CALL SAYING I HAD BEEN CHOSEN TO RECEIVE A $10,000.00 GOVERNMENT GRANT. I WAS TO PAY $100.00 TO THEM FROM MY BANK ACCOUNT. BUT, I WAS DOUBTFUL OF IT'S AUTHENTICITY. WHEN I READ YOUR LETTER, I WAS SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS, BUT, I AM GLAD I DID NOT FALL FOR THEIR SCAM. I WAS A VICTIM OF A SCAM FOR $5000.00 A FEW YEARS AGO, THAT EVENTUALLY LEAD TO FILING FOR BANKRUPTCY. IF THE GOVERNMENT GIVES GRANTS, IT IS FREE, THERE IS NOT A CHARGE FOR ANY OF IT. BEWARE OF PHONE CALLS THAT GIVE LARGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY AWAY FOR A CHARGE. ALL OF THESE CALLS ARE MADE BY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT SPEAK UNDERSTANDABLE ENGLISH AND THE CONVERSATIONS LAST FOREVER, BECAUSE OF THIS. THE ADDRESS IS: 200 INDEPENDENCE AVE. S.W. WASHINGTON, DC. 20201. A MAN NAMED JIM WILSON IS TO CALL BACK ON MONDAY TO FINALIZE THE DEAL.
I was called to inform me that I was chosen to receive a US grand for $10,000 and gave me a phone # 202-503-9966 to call to the US grand account manager to confirm the method of receiving this $10K by mail or by credit card, or by direct deposit to my bank account. I gave him my bank routing and account numbers for direct deposit. Then I called my bank to ask them to be alerted if someone try to withdraw money from my account, because it was given for direct deposit and not for withdraw money. My bank told me that once they have the bank routing and account information, it can be used for deposit and withdraw. So, next time I will not give out my bank information and you should not neither. Thanks for everyone who wrote the fraud alert information here.
Caller claimed to be US Grand Department and is a male with difficult to understand foreign accent English and took very long time to understand his English. He asked me my age, I said you know my age because your are US Grand Verification Dept. So I did not give him my age. He verified my name and address and phone number. He asked if the phone number is a home or cell phone. I said it won't matter.
- noted by Jan
MR. JIMMY LONG WHO SOUND LIKE A ORIENTAL WHO DOES NOT SPEAK ENGLISH WELL CALLED ME AND I WONDER WHY WOULD HE BE THE ONE TO CALL ME, WHEN I SPEAK ENGLISH PLAIN AND CLEAR AND ALL I AM GOING TO SAY IS (HUH-HUH) I CAN'T UNDERSTAND YOU. THEY CALLED ME A FEW WEEKS AGO, AND THE OFFER WAS $7,000.00 AND I NEEDED TO GIVE THEM AS A DONATION $300.00 AND I TOLD HIM WHY DON'T HE JUST TAKE OUT THE $300.00 AND SEND ME THE REST. AND HE TRIED TO GET ME TO GIVE MY BANK ACCT. NO. OR A CREDIT CARD NO. I TOLD HIM I DID NOT HAVE NEITHER SO HE SAID GO TO WESTERN UNION, I TOLD HIM THAT I THINK HE IS A SCAMMER. HE SAID WHY YOU SAY THAT AND I SAID BECAUSE YOU ARE. HE HUNG UP. SO HE CALLED BACK YESTERDAY AND THEN STATED THAT I HAD WON $10,000.00 AND THAT I NEED TO GO TO FAMILY DOLLAR AND BUY A GREEN CARD AND CALL HIM AT THIS NO. 202-503-9966 AND GIVE HIM THE CARD NO. OR GIVE THE UPS MAN $100.00. SO, I ASKED HIM WHERE AM I TO GET $100.00, I'M NOT WORKING! HE TOLD ME WHEN I GET IT CALL HIM, TO LET HIM KNOW. I TOLD HIM I NEEDED MORE INFO. HE PROVIDED THIS WWW.HHS.GOV 200 INDEPENDENCE AVE.SW WASHINGTON DC. 20201 AND A GRANT NO.