This is a version of the advance-fee-for-a-grant scam.
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt134.shtm
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/phonefraud/government.shtml
http://www.ftc.gov/multimedia/video/scam-watc ... ams_eileen.shtm
Report to the Internet Crime Complaint Center http://www.ic3.gov/complaint/default.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.
This scam has called me four times in 2 days. No, the government has NOT decided to send me a grant for $10,000.00 that I don't have to pay back. It's a pack of lies, and I didn't call the number they gave me. I suggest no one who gets this call get involved.
They have been harassing the heck out of me! The guy calls, can barely speak English coherently and tells me the government has approved me for a $15,00 grant, can he verify some information? I asked him who within the US government approved, this, since they're pretty big. He says it's the Health and Human Resources Department, which doesn't exist and gives a valid mailing address for the Health and Human Services Department.
Last I checked, there's no such thing as free money and definitely not from the US Government just deciding to give it to me!!
They called today about us receiving a federal grant of 10,000 us dollars so I replied isn't this illegal bec the only way to get a federal grant is by fafsa. He got really mad at me and said no mam so I said well how did you get my number he says he got it from my old bank. Lol I only had one bank account my whole life and I still bank with them. He finally hung up on me once I called him a fake and told him I was gonna call the FBI. I started laughing bec I had him shut down.
I was just called and was told I would be receiving 10,000.00 from the federal government. He gave me his name John Sellers, 200 Independence Avenue, Health and Human Resources Department. 202-684-6747. They wanted by banking information or a credit card. I replied that I wanted them to send me a check, no way was I giving out my information. Put the telephone number in and came to this site. This is terrible, it just makes me think how many people are deceived into thinking that they will get money?
They called today about us receiving a federal grant of 10,000 us dollars so I replied isn't this illegal bec the only way to get a federal grant is by fafsa. He got really mad at me and said no mam so I said well how did you get my number he says he got it from my old bank. Lol I only had one bank account my whole life and I still bank with them. He finally hung up on me once I called him a fake and told him I was gonna call the FBI. I started laughing bec I had him shut down.