i received a call from unavailable and answered, they told me i was chosen by the gov't to received a 7500 loan and they told me i had to pay 290 and i believed them i sent it and then they told me i had to pay another 650 for my state taxes and they would send the money back to me and I reported them to the fbi and western union flagged the number and the names
I got a call from a blocked number yesterday, called about 4 times at work, finally answered when I got home. Was a very heavily Indian accented man telling me that I had been selected among 1700 others in my area to receive $7500 free from the government because I paid my bills on time and had no criminal history. I never got as far as others posted on here. I told the man our gov doesn't give that much away for free,without tax claims and payback as he stated what's the catch? He got rude and asked me again how I'd like to receive my money, I said if you have my info, put it in the mail, I'll believe it when I see it!! Please people don't fall for this scam!!
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
I received a phone call from a blocked phone number. An Indian lady named Rose Taylor on the line and told me I was one of the 1700 people that was chosen to receive a grant for$7800. But to receive it I needed to go to a CVS pharmacy store to buy a green dot pre paid card to receive the grant money. Then she told me I need to deposit $150 to receive the grant money. Then she gave me this phone# (202)738 1511. To call this number and give them hEr name and my information when I buy the green dot card with the deposit in it. That it was the only way I can receive it. Then I called just the phone number just to see if it was true and the guy that answered barely spoke English I couldn't understand him at all. Then he got frustrated and ended up hanging up on me because I was asking too many questions. I didn't fall for it but almost did. Please someone needs to report these people asap!! It's a huge scam!!!