I first received a call from 210-215-6445. Then was directed to call the 206-395-3503 with the claim number. I too was picked to receive a government grant. The persons I was to contact was Philip John. He said he was from Washington DC. I looked up the number and came back as a landline from Seattle, Washington 98101. Far cry from Washington DC. Just out of curiosity did this person direct you to get a Green Dot Money Pak? When I asked for a check to be sent to my home instead of giving them my bank account info. I was told that they would send me a certified check. I would receive it in the mail in 2 days. Not sure if those can be fake. Some sites say checks may look real but are not. So I am not sure if this is a scam or not. My guess is that if they ask for money so I can receive money something is not right. Oh that is right they are not asking for money they just want me to put $250.00 on a Green Dot Money Pak card. NOT SO SURE THIS IS REAL!
PEOPLE!-Nothing in this world is free! Never give out personal information i.e. SS#, any Bank information PERIOD. Hang up the phone. SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM GET IT????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Phone calls to or from this 206-395-3503 number is a scam. The Washington Post did an expose on this scam operation. You get a call to tell you that you've been elected to receive a grant from the Government. They verify your address then ask you how you'd like to get the money...direct deposit into your account means that you give them access to your funds. If you ask for a check, they eventually ask for a $200 deposit.
Got a call from this nimber saying that I'm getting a citizen grant of 6,700 but I have to get a greendotpac card, i think, and then go to a western union. This has to be a scam because yesterday they were telling me something different. Scam!
Got three calls today claiming I have grant money coming my way. Told me to call this number, Never called the number as it seemed like a scam. Did some checking, saw your notes here and now confirmed it is.