Caller ID shows number +1970002
Foreign person says his name is Brian. He claims and stated several times that he is with the US Government. I asked if he was a government employee. He said yes. He claims the census department selected me and 1500 others based on a demographic report for a grant of $7000. I asked him again if he was with the government. He said yes he is in a building located at 200 independence avenue in washington DC. I asked why he is using a phoney number. He had no answer and went to a sales pitch or whatever you want to call it. After making him believe he had me I asked for a call back number. He was very reluctant to give me one but gave me 202-580-8480. (202) 580-8480 is a Mobile Phone Washington DC (Washington) Washington metro area, District Of Columbia County I have recorded the call and will be forwarding to the State Attorney General.
Foreign persons from this phone# call saying that you have been selected to receive a government grant. BUT in order to receive the money you must first send $$ to Naveen Habeeb in Delhi, India. Then when you call them back they are supposed to send you the grant money. SCAM, SCAM, SCAM. I did report this scam to western union and the States Atty General.
Caller ID shows number +1970002
Foreign person says his name is Brian. He claims and stated several times that he is with the US Government. I asked if he was a government employee. He said yes. He claims the census department selected me and 1500 others based on a demographic report for a grant of $7000. I asked him again if he was with the government. He said yes he is in a building located at 200 independence avenue in washington DC. I asked why he is using a phoney number. He had no answer and went to a sales pitch or whatever you want to call it. After making him believe he had me I asked for a call back number. He was very reluctant to give me one but gave me 202-580-8480. (202) 580-8480 is a Mobile Phone Washington DC (Washington) Washington metro area, District Of Columbia County I have recorded the call and will be forwarding to the State Attorney General.
THIS IS A SCAM. This is a version of the advance-fee-for-something scam where something is a grant, grant paperwork, business plan, loan, scammed-money refund, lottery winnings, interest rate reduction, tax reduction, gift card, refund, doggie, cruise, vacation, free gas, etc., and the advance-fee is for tax, shipping, registration, insurance, secure handling, processing, etc. They may send you a fake check, may want your credit/debit card or bank account number, or tell you to wire cash via Western Union, Moneygram, etc. They can put recurrent difficult-to-cancel monthly charges or a 1-time charge on your card or bank account, and sell account info to other criminals and you'll have to replace accounts altogether. Wired-cash is irretrievable - once it's picked up at the other end, it's untraceable and gone. If they want you to call them up for instructions, they may tell you not to discuss the wire with Western Union desk clerks but the real reason is WU clerks are familiar with these scams and will warn you not to wire the money. If you give them the WU Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN) for the wire, they can pick up the money from anywhere in the world. Report to US Postal Service Inspectors https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/forms/MailFraudComplaint.aspx , the Federal Communications Commission http://esupport.fcc.gov/complaints.htm , the Federal Trade Commission https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/ and your state AG http://www.naag.org/current-attorneys-general.php as appropriate.
2014-03-31, 13:00h
Funny, just got a call for a Grand from that number too.
Doe NOBODY care to investigate these crooks or shut them down?
The service provider of that phone line must have heard of this by now...