some one call me i was selected to recive a grants money of $10,000 his name is Eric and they give me this no.
2530-693-4892 and approval ID to call but i forget to call and next weeks some one call me again and they say $7,000 and Approval ID No. is TM 102 when i call them, one guy pick up the call his Name is Shin, and He ask me money for some deposit and that money will refundable again, i ask them how am i supost to pay that they ask me go and ask me to purchase green dot money pak, pay pal ebay, it will cost $4.99 cent reload for $250, but i tell they i don't trust you and then they transfer the call to some one else her Name is Jennifer her accent is Nepali or North east Indian, i tell her this is a Scam but she say if you want to do it do it, if not your money will be gone to cherreaty foundation. and i say [***] you and even she say [***] you to me as well it means that this is a scam no govt. employee used slang words if its my money then why it should go to the chrrety foundation without my authority, why should US govt. will pay money, for pay bill tax or like for good citizen or good record this is totally scam
Got a call from an "unknown" number guy (w/indian accent) tells me that I have been granted a $10,000 grant from the government for being a good citizen. He asked me how I wanted the money transfered to me. I had told him to put it on a pre-paid card. He gave me a varification number and another phone number to call (253-693-4892) a female also with an indian accent told me that I have to pay a one-time fee of $328 in order to get my grant money. As soon as I heard her tell me this I said that it was a scam over and over while she was talking she assured me it was not but she knew that I knew it was I just kept telling her I knew it was a scam. She hung up on me.
As per the Federal Grants website at http://www.grants.gov
YOU WILL NOT BE CONTACTED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO OFFER YOU A GRANT.
The government does not contact people to offer them money. If you do qualify for a government grant, the government does not request payment for it.
THERE ARE NO FEES ASSOCIATED WITH APPLYING FOR A GOVERNMENT GRANT.
Providing financial information to prove that you qualify for a government grant is typical, but you should never pay money to apply for a grant. People who run scams often claim to provide help and sometimes claim to be "federal government" officials, don't be fooled by these scams that request money from you.
ALL GOVERNMENT GRANTS INVOLVE AN APPLICATION PROCESS
If you have not submitted an application for a government grant and someone claims you have been awarded one, it's a scam. Grant money is not given over the phone for a fee. In order to qualify for a grant you must apply for the specific opportunity that you are qualified to apply for.
GOVERNMENT GRANTS ARE AWARDED FOR EXPLICIT OPPORTUNITIES
Government Grants are typically awarded to states, cities, educational institutions, nonprofits and other organizations to fund research and other projects.
GOVERNMENT GRANT APPLICATIONS AND INFORMATION IS FREE
Be cautious of offers that ask for your personal information (especially financial) when requesting a fee to access grant information. You can always access free information about government grants and other benefits at Grants.gov and Govbenefits.gov
If you get this call, please report it to:
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/support/general-support/grant-fraud.html
I just recieved a call stating the same. I'm getting a 7,000 grant from the US Grovernment because I pay my taxes on time and have no bankruptcy. I'm to call this number 253-693-4892 and give them a special ID#.
I called back the # 253-693-4892. They asked me for my name. I advised them that the area code 253 was for Washington for the cities south of Seattle and of the southern Puget Sound area, centered at Tacoma and extending to include the areas around Gig Harbor, Auburn, and Roy. The lady on the phone stated it was for the DC area. I told her that the DC area code was 202. She asked me to call back in 5 to 10 min. I asked her why I needed to call back and she hung up. I'm am going to follow up and get as much info as possible.