Just received a call from this number. Man with a middle eastern accent asked if it was me, I said wrong number and they hung up glad to see I didn't continue with the conversation with what the previous poster had to say
its even covered in an article here on 800notes
16 Ways you can be phone scammed.
http://800notes.com/articles/Article.aspx/LFRVNXyqwQBNrAjLF8wQyg
from consumeraffairs.com
Government Grant Scams
The "free money" scam has been around almost as long as the human species.
It has more variations than a bulldog has wrinkles but you can count on one thing: the government (any government) does not simply give money away to individuals. Anyone who tells you differently has larceny in his heart.
If you give him your bank account number, he will soon have your funds in his pocket.
It does no good to list all of the names used by these bunko artists because a.) they change all the time and b.) every single free-money government-grant offer is a scam. Period.
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2009/03/grant_scam_ads.html
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/scam_alerts/grant.html
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2009/03/ftc_stimulus_scam.html
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION WEBSITE
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt134.shtm
just got a call from nick and he asked for my 16 digit card number. I asked him what company he was from and for his address. He wanted to know what I needed the info for? I paused and then he hung up. what kind of a scammer is that. stupid "A" holes!!!
Wife answered the phone, and after hearing about a $5K US Govt. grant, she asked him to take her off their calling list, and hung up. The guy called back immediately and made vulgar sexual comments. Wife said nothing and hung up. He called right back and I answered. He asked where "she" was. I noticed an unusual Mid. Eastern or Hispanic accent, which seemed exaggerated and/or caller may be mentally challenged. When I asked him what he wanted with my wife, he used extremely graphic terms to answer my question. I hung up and he called back almost ten times during the next 5 min.