I just received a call August 8, 2013 at 3:33PM. From a guy who can barely speak English telling me he is from the government and I have been awarded an $8,000 grant that can only be used in good faith. That if I don't feel comfortable giving him my bank account information I can give him my credit card information so they can deposit the money into my account. I laughed at him and told him that wouldn't be happening and that I do not want his so called "money". He then hung up on me.
I have been receiving calls from this number as well. The guy had an Indian accent. He said that I was going to get $8,400. I told him to to send it to me. He said "ok" and then immediately hung up.
I started getting this phone calls from this number, I haven't answer yet. I'm looking for work, so I kind of suspect from submitted many resumes online. From what others say here, just don't answer this call.
called and stated he was from the government and because I have paid my taxes on time, I along with 15,000 other people, were chosen to receive a grant in the amount of $8,400 that I would not have to pay back. he also stated the gov. has 2 ways for me to receive my funds either wired to my checking/savings account or deposited on a credit card. I asked if he could just mail a paper check and he said that's not an option ... sounds like a scammer fishing for bank info
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 !!! ).
202 area code fraud scams !!!!!
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........
If there are all of these complaints how come our government cannot stop these A$$holeS?! I swear, if I had their home numbers it'd be on....ALL DAY EVERYDAY!! NONSTOP!!