Omg they called me today!! I'm from Mississippi so I know this scam is spreading they got all my information and everything is there any way I CAN SUE THEM???????
On June 12, 2009 Shannon Shelton called me and said I was eligible for a grant of $8000, I asked her for the address and she gave me 200 Independence, Washington, DC 20201 then gave me a confirm # and she then asked for my birthday and i told her if she was with the government she should know it. I then called this number to see who it was and spoke to a woman then to a man named Frank and he said to get the grant I would have to make a donation to a charity which was overseas to send $99 dollars to Amil Mittal, India Delhi to Western Union the money then call him back, I never had any intensions of doing this because I figured it was a scam. I wish we could turn these people in!
this happen to me today as well. i could hardly understand a word they said. ask me about my birth date and every thing. they had said i was able to recive 5000 dollers. man now im scard
oh god...this scam is just spreading like anything....i got this call a few minutes b4 and she said i am eligible to receive $5000 that i shouldnot use for illegal purposes. she asked for my account details and since i didnt have one , she just asked to call back this number to get the check no. god,i am scared too.
My husband JUST called me from work and said that a
Michelle Wilson from the US Government Grant Dept just called him on his cell phone and said that he had gotten a grant that he had applied for on the internet, which he had done, anyways it was in the ammount of $5000 dollars and that they needed his account number to deposit the funds... he GAVE it to them!!! He also gave them his address, middle name, date of birth and last 4 digits of his SS#, OMG!!! At the end of the call they said that he needed to make a charity donation of $99 to an overseas charity and they gave him this name, Sacish Kumar in Delhi India and that he was to send the $99 ASAP by Western Union. He said he asked them what do I have to do that for? And they told him that it shows the government that you are willing to help others that are less fortunate, just as the government is going to do for you! Well needless to say I was MAD! And immediatly knew it was a SCAM! He is now on the phone with our bank. WATCH OUT!!!
I recive a phone call from Jackline with ID JK9854 and confirmation number 8543G. I recently applied for the government grant and some how she got all information. She told me that she is verifying the application and I need to tell her last four of my SSN and I gave my last 4 digit OMG, I shouldn't do that!!!, then she told me my birth date and address and all other info. After that she told me that your call is recorded and say Yes or No only for the verification of your address.
Today I just wanted to make sure regarding the phone call and I just Google this number 253-292-2589 and found the scam. I am not sure what she is going to do with my last 4 digit of the SSN.
Do I need to report this as a Scam to the credit union and IRS and terminate the SSN and ask for new?
She also asked my bank account number to deposit the fund, but I told her that you can send me the check. I don't think, I need to give you the bank account number.
Beware of such Scam. Not sure, how much I am in trouble at this moment!!!!