202 " AREA CODE FRAUD SCAMS".........have been going on forever !!!
( already addressed here and in the forums a million times already.......everyone should know by now !!! ).
PLEASE NOTE !!! THESE SCAMMERS ARE ALSO IMPERSONATING THE US GOV'T / SEVERAL GOV'T OFFICES AND PERSONS....BEWARE !!!
- new twist is they are also impersonating DEA officials / IRS etc.... with threats to arrest you unless you immediately send money via wire transfer / western union to some offshore country !!!!! obvious scam !!!
some are landlines...many are cell phones...some are spoofed and linked to offshore foreign call centers / countries !!!!
we've traced back most of these numbers to offshore foreign call centers in INDIA / THAILAND / AFRICA / JAMAICA ETC....
here's a few other numbers posted from the same area code offering a wide variety of scams / fake emails and scams after posting something on craigslist ( old scam ) ...... collecting for non existant " payday loans "....free money / scam giveaways / calling on behalf of a humane society..... $1,000's in free gov't money......... etc etc.....stories change out all the time......and the usual nonsense!!!
** mysteriously call to claim they have several thousand of dollars to send you....just provide your bank account and credit card right away etc etc.........scam scam
several of these are the usual long ongoing scams such as : you have won a free walmart / bestbuy gift card....or you have won a free ipad etc......all long ongoing scams
202-621-0436 ( offshore foreign call center ? ) poor english and violent on the phone! claim to be giving away $1,000's in free cash....just give them all your personal info etc........
I received a call from this same number. Indian accent telling me ive won 7,000 dollars. he then asked me how i would like to receive the money. i told him western union..... he then said i had to pay $310 US dollars fully refundable, then a 50 Dollar transaction fee... thats when i questioned him. i asked why do i need to pay 360 to receive 7000? he replied i had to pay this amount in order to receive the government grant, it made no sense for me to do so. i said i would call him the next day. when i called 202-657-4180, it was a different voice but same name. Jeffer Cullan. total scam, i havent called back.
received a call today from a Jeffer Cullen stating that I have received a grant from the U.S. Govenment Grant Dept., He had a forgein accent calling from phone number 1 310 777 1324 asking for my address, and how did I want the money... western union, master card, the sum of $9,000.00 gave me a verification number PP-6693 and I am to call a 202- 657 4180 to receive the money
I called the number 202 657 4180 and they ask me from my visa number to process information, the same Jeffer Cullen from India stating he was from the U. S Grant office. When I asked Him what he wanted my visa number for that it was stated I would get a Visa he hung up, if you call back from a private number the call does not go through. But the call goes through from a non private number.
Received call on my cell phone from a person with foreign accent, gave name of Alex Snyder. He called from 202 907 8527 telling me I had won a $9000 govt grant. When asking why I had received this call he said it was a one time grant that would be received due to no criminal background and other unintelligible statements. Asked him for name of his company several times, but he always kept talking over me. Gave me a grant approval ID # and asked me to call Gary Pearsen, Sr Acct Mgr at 202 657 4180. Asked how I wanted the money, but never answered him. Will not be calling this number back.