Hi I just got a call from this number saying they were from the U.S. government grants department. They told me I was eligible for a free grant . Then they told me all I had to do to get the grant was to go to western union and pay 150.00 then in three minutes they would give me $5700 dollars plus the 150 I had paid .
Hi I just got a call from this number saying they were from the U.S. government grants department. They told me I was eligible for a free grant . Then they told me all I had to do to get the grant was to go to western union and pay 150.00 then in three minutes they would give me $5700 dollars plus the 150 I had paid .
To report the fraud, go here:
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/support/general-support/grant-fraud.html
Their number is listed , along with an email address, at the top of the page.
Also here:
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0113-government-grant-scams
Its ILLEGAL to ask for money to receive it.
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http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/telemarketing/tel17.shtm
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/scam-alerts
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0076-telemarketing-scams
I just recieved an unknown call from a russell g and he told me that in order to recieve the 5700 hundred dollar gran i had to go to a cvs walgreens etc. To find a money pak card and put 120 dollars on there to recieve tge 5700 hundred dollars and he said i would be reimbursed in full the number he gave me was 323-601-5699 ext 111. I then called back and it sounded like the same gentleman picked up without having to dial any ext this is a surefire scam. He claimed to be from the us grant dept