I recieved a call from a 917 area code on my caller id it listed ameyo he said that he was calling to lt me know that I received 5000 in Free Grant money that I don't have to pay back but order to received the money I had to call 202-684-3503 which I did not. It getting close to the holidays and there are all kind of scamers try to make a quick buck. Please before you research "business names and phone numbers" before giving out personal information or sending any money to "avoid" going to jail...
I recieved a call from a 917 area code on my caller id it listed ameyo he said that he was calling to lt me know that I received 5000 in Free Grant money that I don't have to pay back but order to received the money I had to call 202-684-3503 which I did not. It getting close to the holidays and there are all kind of scamers try to make a quick buck. Please before you research "business names and phone numbers" before giving out personal information or sending any money to "avoid" going to jail...
Hello my name is Dennis Brown,
I have a complaint about a scam I got caught up in and I want these people off the street so this want happen to another person. Well I received a phone call Oct 31 telling me that they work for the United State Federal Grant Department and my name came up in the system to get 5 thousand dollars at this time I continue asking why my name and she stated that my name came up because I never been trouble, paid my bills on time, and I have a good job I ask how you got my information and she said it came up in the system right there was a red flag to me but I never thought nothing of this matter. So on Nov 1, 2011 they called me back asking me if I want the money and the only thing I have to do is send them 190.00 western union for security deposit so I did this and I don’t know what I was thinking I ask her again is this a scam and she continue telling me she was calling from Washington, Dc it really sounded like she were calling from a calling center it was a lot of noise in the back grown I’m thinking it was a recorder, she told me she’ll stay on the line until I get my money and soon as I sent her the money she transferred me to another person giving me another number so I could collect my money. I ask her you sure this is not a scam again and right I should’ve known better, well I call the number she gave me and this time it was a guy and he was like he’s the number to collect your money and the only thing you have to do is go to a western union and pick up your money. I went to western union and there were no money to be picked up so I called the number back and he said you have to pay 445 dollars in taxes to receive your money, so I sent the money western union again and I called the number back to no one answered. I got home and did some research on this so call Grant money and I called the 800 number and submitted this scam with the fraud department telling them my story, ok it get better I continue doing my own investigation and come to find out this has happen to a lot of folks and they use a lot of different numbers this is a big time felony and I would like some help on this because these people have my name my address and my phone number. I look up the number on Google and I’m guess there working in the District Of Columbia Washington, all these numbers they called from start with 202 this is scary and I don’t want another person to make the same mistake that I did.
I just got a call from them to, saying exactly everything you said, but I didn't even have to give them my info because they were saying it ot me before I could, this is crazy and scary, who the hell are these people! I googled the number too, and it comes up as washington dc, ihope they catch these low lives and pit them away for a long time!