I would get a $9,000 grant from US Government. This is the fourth call I have received with the same message. I hung up on the other three, but listened to the last one, who said her name was Florence Wilson (the same name as my aunt who is deceased). I called them back and told "Carolyn Thomas" the person who would release the funds that it was a scam. She didn't get to the point where it would cost me money. When I told her I knew it was a scam, she hung up on me.
The good old USA should fine and somehow put these idiots out of business who prey on gullible folks.
I got the same dammed s*** phone call today. They called once and I hanged up on them and the second time I picked up and a man started talking and telling me that I've been picked for $9000 cause I'm not a thief, drug dealer, robber, ect... And I said ok that's sweet! So They asked me how Do I want to receive the money is it by credit card, debit card ect... So I said I wanted it by Western Union. They said ok and they gave me a code. And the told me to call this freaking number and that was "Thomas" so she's the financial accountancy manager! So I called her so she told me that I have to give $220 to send her this money so that I could receive my 9000 grant. And I said that why don't you just take the $220 from the $9000 your giving me and she said that they are not suppose to and not able to touch the that money. I told her that I have cash and she said ok. And she said that when I'm at Western Union to call her. So tomorrow I'm going to wester union AND I'M GONNA PLAY THE GAME!