this exact thing happened to me today and when I told him to take it out the 7 grand he got an attitude. I told him I thought it was a scam and to lose my number and he started yelling at me. this should be reported to the police immediately, before they scam someone into giving them their hard earned money.
This guy was named marcus hardy he said i got approved for seven thousand dollar grant but had to run out and buy a green dot money pack and load 99$ on it to register but the money is refundable why couldn't they just take out the seven grand if you was gonna get back any way please i want to know if they are legitimate
I got a similar call 3 days ago from a michael moore . He said i will receive a 7000 dollar grant if i load $ 250 on a green dot card. Sounds like a scam to me. Still doing some research on that #. Anyone else?
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http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/telemarketing/tel17.shtm
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/scam-alerts
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0076-telemarketing-scams
To report the fraud, go here:
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/support/general-support/grant-fraud.html
Their number is listed , along with an email address, at the top of the page.
Also here:
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0113-government-grant-scams