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.
202-666-3304
DO NOT GIVE THESE PEOPLE ANY INFO!!!! The treasury dept!! Please! If they want to send you money then it will come in a check as your IRS Check does.
THIS IS A SCAM!!!!!!
I just received a call from 202-666-3304 and it was an Indian woman who said I entitled to a $8,400 tax from grant from the US Government. They hung up after that.
I'm so glad I googled scam info for the no 202-666-3304 and across this site. I got a call too today from the same number. A lady with a really strange (read: dodgy) accent informed me that I had been selected for a government grant of $8000 for being a prompt tax paying citizen over the last six months. But to get the money, I would need to give them my credit card, or bank account information. I decided to play along, and told her that I don't have a credit card and don't believe in giving my account information out on the phone. She wasn't pleased, and said, "well, then that's up to you." And the line went dead. Yaay, good riddance to crazy people.