I just got the exact same call as Maureen. Telling me i was randomly selected for $10,200 and that i could pick it up via western union. Didn't ask me for any money but told me to call (206)866-5693 and give them my confirmation number so the funds could be released. Do these people honestly think we're not going to check it out?
Have been receiving multiple, if not aggressive, calls from an "UNKNOWN" number or information. There has never been a message left. Finally I pick up getting sick of the calls. A man answers with a heavy middle eastern accent and broken english stating that I am eligible to receive a Grant of $10,000 from the " US government grants department ". He stated in order to receive this money I would have to either go through Western Union bank, give them my account information for direct deposit, or some other way I was unable to understand. I wasn't sure if he was asking for money to receive this "Free" loan but all in all sounded pretty fishy to me. I asked for more information, he gave me this number of 206-866-5693 and some sort of website that I could barely understand. I wouldn't dare go to the website anyway incase it was a gateway to getting a nasty virus so they could obtain my information anyway. I also tried to call this number back and it just continuously rings. So just to let you know I didn't buy into it and this is my warning for anyone else.
i received the same call but when i called that same number back a man answered and asked what i was calling for and i told him that someone told me to call the number and he cursed me out and hung up on me
I got a call from the same people and He asked me to send $180 to the IRS for taxes i dont owe. I told them thats not how we do it in the U.S. he called me very name in the book. God please send down your wrath on him......
I literally just received this phone call and googled the number to see what this was all about. Kind of got a little excited at first thinking I was granted $10,200 but then it sounded sketchy when she started talking about having the money wired into my bank account as one of the options. I asked her how I knew this was real and she said 'it's not a scam or a way for them to get money, but a grant for those who have no criminal records and have not declared bankruptcy in the past 2 years.' Tried to call the number they gave me but just rings. Btw the last option you didn't hear was for the money to be put on a prepaid card.
* There ain't no such thing as a free lunch (TANSTAFL)
* If it looks too good to be true, it probably is.
* You have not won big bucks or a grant from an unknown benefactor <<<<<<<<<<<<<
* The tooth fairy really does not exist
* Everything you read on the internet is not necessarily true.
* It is illegal to pay money for a loan, BEFORE getting the loan!
* "Free Trips" are loaded with mandatory & costly extras, and you usually must give them your card number after listening to a loooong spiel at a hotel.
* Microsoft did NOT call you to fix your computer.
* The moon is not made of green cheese.
* The IRS will snailmail you, rather than phone you, if there is a problem.
* Jackalope milk is not an aphrodisiac.
* If you "green dot" or Western Union money to a scammer, the money is gone.