This number called claiming to say that I had won a government grant from Washington DC. She didnt want to me to communicate with the Western Union employee about the transaction taking place. They wanted me to make a deposit of $200 into an account in India under the name of Sunny Kr and then they wound wend me $7,800 plus the $200 for a total of $8000. Seemed like a total scam.
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, as appropriate.
I was trick today what I did last i should have look up this number, I wanted so bad to paid off my rent of 4000,00 that I sent then the money thinking I would received the 7,800 How can I get back my money?
202-657-5251 called claiming that I have been chosen to receive a $7800.00 grant. They were calling from the Federal Government Grants Dept. in Health and Human Services. That was the first weird part. The second was, she said that her name was Linda Wilson, however; I could barely understand what she was saying and I believe for her to be Chinese. (LOL) She said that I needed to go to the nearest Western Union and that she could help me find one by giving her my zip code. (um no thanks). Also she wanted to keep reminding my that I needed to call her and get them on the phone before entering Western union. She gave me a "FILE #" and told me that I was going to have to pay $210.00 with Western Union but I would be immediately reimbursed. It was just to act as a security deposit to verify my signature and information was legit. A asked for a website for me to look into and she gave my www.grants.com. Not .org or .gov.....com!
Same thing happened to me but she said her name was Cindy Valler! I want to call back and tell them I'm going to report them to the federal government for fraud.