i received a call claiming i would get a $7500 gov grant.... I let her talk, she had my mailing address. She gave me an approval code and number to call (202)657-4335... today or tomorrow after 10am. so i called the man who answered had a strong foriegn accent, i asked what gov agency I could confirm this with. (my red flag had already gone up with the woman) he was verbaly short and said "call me tomorrow". i again asked if i could confirm this with my local gov office. he said "yaya sure whatever" and hung up. please be cautious
To report the fraud, go here:
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/support/general-support/grant-fraud.html
Their number is listed , along with an email address, at the top of the page.
Also here:
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0113-government-grant-scams
MY call came from a different number, offering a "free 7500 government grant" after I sent them 180.00 bucks lol anyway, the same guy with a thick east Indian accent claiming to be "James Aaron"(probably not a common name in India) mistakenly called me back from 213 456- 6756 thinking he was calling someone else..he immediately hung up when he heard me say "James is that you? Are you still trying to steal a 180 bucks from me?" total comedy anyway I think that # is actually a real # to find these scammers as I believe the other numbers are routed to avoid detection.
I got the same call today, offering 7500$ if I pay 210$ into grant store in walmart and the person who calls me sam walls & Richard Allen with thick Indian accent ,the numbers are
(568)843-6526
(360)200-0886
I almost fell for it ,God knows I need the money ,but thanks to this website I'm not losing 210$ from my hard earned money