I received a call from this number at 16:41 CST on Dec 7. The caller ID showed the name WASHINGTON DC. I have been getting repeated calls from various numbers all showing either WASHINGTON DC or DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. I figured it might be a political call, so I answered to tell them to leave me alone. However, it turns out the call is from an overseas scam call center. The person on the other end (presumably Pakistani from the accent) told me I qualified for a $5000 Federal grant. I told him I knew it was a scam and to leave me alone. He became angry and defensive...suspicion confirmed. I threatened to report him to the FTC and FBI, and he responded by saying I was making him angry and that I shouldn't try to make him angry. There were a thousand things I wanted to respond with, but I took the higher road. I told him to put me on his do-not-call list. He told me he could not do that because I hadn't received "my" grant money yet. I hung up and added the number to call block. However, he called back from a different number (gotta love VOIP technology, huh?). I blocked the entire area code. Hopefully that's the end of that. Word of warning, do not answer these calls. It's not worth your time. I went ahead and reported it to the FTC.
Because the scammer-caller believes you migth fall for
this scam. Indian andPakistani loan/grant scammers tend
to pick on women, single mothers, the elderly and members
of the immigrant community. They usually have all your
personal information and know who they are trying to reach. Ignore and block these calls .
You might want to block the entire 202 area code. It is often used by these sorts of scammers.
I just received a call from this number saying the same that is being stated here. The lady called me by my social media name not my real name. She had trouble hearing me reply and ended up saying “look b****, if you don't want to speak with me, then just tell me". Lol then hung up.