Left a message saying they were the IRS. Left a number to call back that I played many times and still couldn't understand. Too bad---I wanted to report them. It was 844-685-55??
• 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_rev.html
Remember to return here, to 800notes.com, after you look at any of the information at that site, either to post more information, or to let us know you avoided the scam.
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
I got a call from a different number of an unknown number saying that I've gone the $7,000 grat for me to call the bank and the manager that way they could give me directions on how to get them $7000. once I was done I called them and they would transfer me to a bank and they'll get all the information down and send me the 7000 dollars within the same day. I thought it was skeptical they gave me an address to where I can get a purchase a card or prepaid card. I got suspicious when they sent me to a retail store Instead of a actual store. I went ahead and called them back and ask them why can't I just put it on my regular debit card the lady respond "it's just so that you won't be getting taxed for the $7,000" I went ahead and just told her that's fine with me I don't mind paying taxes cuz that's why we live in the government they use as our taxes towards a helpful stuff like schools and streetsright away the conversation got really hostile she started using a different tone of voice with me and was telling me that I'm the one losing out on money, right in the middle of my sentence she just hung up without saying goodbye. The number is from Washington STATE not Washington DC