This 347 669 7242 number calls. Every day. Three times a day. Ive talked to them on different occasions. Repeatedly told them to take me off their call list. Well today i told them this is the 4th time already n i want off their "govt funding program ". The man on the other end said "only the 4th time? It has to be 100 times." I said excuse me I can report you to the bbb and you will take me off the list. I hung up. 2 weeks ago they said i was approved for a deposit of $3,000. I said really i bet i xould get $7000. They hung up on me. Who are these people?
There is an old and on going scam to steal your money and ID.
You get a call or a letter claiming the government is giving away grant money and you qualify!!!! <---It is a scam!
You are instructed to call a number or visit a website, where you will be asked for credit card info, bank account info, and personal ID info.
They will claim to handle the grant claim for a small fee, or that you must pay taxes on the grant in advance.
You may be instructed to visit a local Walmart, Walgreen, or some store that sells pre-paid credit cards or money cards (common types are called Green-Dot, MoneyPak, and such) or they may say you need to wire transfer cash via Western Union, MoneyGram, or such. The reason they ask you to use these type of money services is because once the transfer is complete, there is no way for you to recover the money you sent.
The only legitimate avenue for government grants is through www.grants.gov which is the official US government web site for grants.
From their FAQ concerning fraud:
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/support/general-support/grant-fraud.html
Please note the following:
No government grant-making agency will make phone calls; send email or letters to solicit money or personal banking information from a potential grant recipient.
There are no processing fees for federal grants.
Federal grants are not issued for personal use, but are intended for institutions and non-profits to carry out projects with a public purpose.
Know who you're dealing with on the web. Scam artists will often post a website with a name similar to a legitimate site.
If you have provided personal banking information to anyone claiming to be associated with a Federal grant agency, call your bank immediately to prevent unauthorized access to your account.
If you receive a call, mail, email, FAX, or any other form of communication soliciting you for a grant, STOP.
It is a scam.
Report it to the FTC:
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0113-government-grant-scams
File a complaint with the FTC. If you think you may have been a victim of a government grant scam, file a complaint with the FTC online https://ftccomplaintassistant.gov/ , or call toll-free, 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357); TTY: 1-866-653-4261. The FTC enters Internet, telemarketing, identity theft, and other fraud-related complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a secure online database available to hundreds of civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad.
Today again at 11.38 I got call, do not answer. Before that he called too many times, but never answered. At this time he said he from government office. His accent was similar to the Thai, Filipino possible aссent. I said, how can you work in the public office, if you do not know the English language? He immediately hung up and no further calls are no longer so far. When talking to his side was heard the noise, noisy children and adults in the room was a lot of people. All this calls is fraud.