I got this same phone call and they wanted me give me 8400.00 and when I told them if the money was meant to be mine, they could send me a check or cash. That is when he started to back pedaling and making excuses. When the number was called back, got a recording that all circuits are busy. What a joke!
I received a phone call and the said I was eligible for a grant of $8,000 from the US Grant Deparment. They explained to me how I was selected for the money and then hung up!
I, too, received a telephone call from (202) 666-8041 informing me that my name and number had been selected to receive a federal grant in the amount of $8,400.00. The lady I spoke with had very broken English and I had a difficult time understanding what she said. She did inform me that I did not have to pay taxes on the money or pay the money back.
As soon as I inquired as to what I need to do in order to claim these funds and exactly how my name/number was chosen, she promptly disconnected the call.
I attempted to call the number back in order to find out what company or agency this call was from, but, after three rings, I received an automated message stating that "All circuits are busy now. Would you please try your call at a later time."
This just confirmed my suspicion that the original call was part of a telephone scam. This telephone number should be tracked and the person this number is assigned to should be punished.
What can I do on my end to get the investigation started?
The same thing happened to me minutes ago. A man with broken English informed I had received $8,400 that From the U.S Federal Government that I didn't have to pay back. I of course pressed him to tell me just the NAME of this "grant" to which he disconnected the call. They should be arrested, because somebody is eventually going to fall for that. I'm a college student, of course I wished that was real.
I just received a call from that number from the same lady trying to get my information. When I asked her what company she represented she disconnected with me. I looked up the number on reverse phone lookup and it says she's calling from Washington DC. I believe its a scam. The only time the government calls you on the phone is to collect money not give money. They usually send some type of form in the mail explaining why you get the money.