I got an unknown call but i answered anyone since i am job hunting and thought it might be an employer calling. To my suprise a man with a thick accent and slow speech begins to tell me that I have won a free 5,000 grant from the government. He even told me why i was selected. He had my name and address obviously my phone #. Only problem was he had my first name as Hayes and last name as Danielle. I corrected that. He gave me a code and a phone # to call. 202 684 6461. said to speak to susan berry right away so that i could tell them where to send the money.
When we hung up i called my mother and told her what had happened. Way to many red flags going off in my mind. She checked google and found all this bad stuff about it. HORAY for these great websites who save us from Evil scammers.
BEWARE. The caller spoke with a thick accent. He called pretending to work for my bank, gave my daughter our name and address in an effort to secure her trust. Said that $300 had been taken from our account and he wanted to return the money but needed her to confirm the bank name. Called back later from "Private Caller 202-684-8866." Called the numbers and received a message stating that the calls could not be completed as dialed.