I just got a call from this number (360)207-0849. I answered it and a recording played stating that I was eligible for a $7,000.00 grant. Even though I answered during regular business hours on a regular business day, the recording asked me to call back during regular business hours on a regular business day to claim my money, and it then read off a confirmation number. I thought it was a scam so I googled the number and the number shows up as an auto shop in Washington. I think something is off about the situation. If this number and message were legitimate why wouldn't it show up as a government number? I think this is a scam. To anyone else who gets this call; I suggest that you don't even call it back. I think someone is trying to steal your identity.
• There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.
• If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.
• You have not won big bucks from a benign benefactor, a pot of pesos from PCH, dinero from a doctor, a car from a caller, or a grant from a gracious government ◄- ◄- ◄- ◄- ◄-
• The tooth fairy really does not exist
• Everything you read on the internet is not necessarily true.
• It is illegal to ask for money for a loan or prize, before awarding the loan or prize!
• "Free Trips" are loaded with mandatory & costly extras, and you usually must give them your card number after listening to a loooong spiel at a hotel.
• Microsoft or a different famous software company, or one of their agents did NOT cold call you to fix your computer.
• The moon is not made of green cheese.
• The IRS will snailmail you, rather than phone you, if there is a problem.
• Jackalope milk is not an aphrodisiac.
• If you "green dot", MoneyGram or Western Union money to a scammer, the money is gone.
• You should beware of Geeks bearing gifts, specially if the gift is a wooden horse with termites, or a statement that your computer is infected.
• 876 is NOT your lucky number, and it will cost you money to call that area code!
• The number you see on your Caller ID may not be the number of the person who called you!
More information on those scams (and others) may be found at
http://phonehelp.2truth.com/facts.html
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This number called me today and left a message asking me to call them back between 11 to 7 Eastern time. As if the odd hours aren't an indication, I've just confirmed here what I was already thinking (that this call is not legitimate) and so I have NO intention of calling them back. I wish these scammers would get real jobs!