Same situation as the others . Got it today 4/20/15. Not an american woman calling on behalf of federal grants dept. Wants me to call back to phone number 206-905-1122. Surely a scam.
Got a call claiming $7900 xfor 5 years as a government grant. Guys name was alex smith but could barely speak English? The website they gave me to verify lools legit(www.federalandstategrants.org) but when I called to claim grant my call was disconnected and now no one is answering. I know our government is not handing over money! I will be calling better business beareau tomorrow.
"The website they gave me to verify lools legit(www.federalandstategrants.org)..."
Oh, but it's not. Not even a little. That site is sketchy as hell. The icons at the bottom which would otherwise be secured links to the appropriate websites are just images (and not even the correct images), not links.
They're behind a proxy, which in this case, makes it sketchy. http://whois.domaintools.com/federalandstategrants.org
If you get one of these calls, you should go here, and learn how grants work. http://www.fraud.org/scams/telemarketing/government-grants
And finally, should you need a grant, the official government website for grants is here; http://www.grants.gov/
From https://cfo.gov/fraud-watch-fake-federal-grants-and-other-scams/
File a complaint with the FTC. If you think you may have been a victim of a government grant scam, file a complaint with the FTC online, or call toll-free, 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357); TTY: 1-866-653-4261. The FTC enters Internet, telemarketing, identity theft, and other fraud-related complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a secure online database available to hundreds of civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad."
You can also file a complaint here; https://ftccomplaintassistant.gov/
got my call today from Johnson brown. for a grant of 7900 for next 5 years kept asking how would I use the money. then gave this number and I called same thing how are you using the money. then I was ask how would like to get the money mail 2 days western union 1 hour my choice mail now I have fill out a form mail it back and it will take about 14 days. then I called back after looking the number on the internet and no answer.