I just received a call from 2355689 (exactly like that). But 12 minutes before that I got a call from 23423456789 (exactly like that). The numbers are all wrong and they cannot be contacted. I had the same conversation with a guy named Ben that sounded like he was from India and sounded very robotic. He said he wanted to give me a government number for a grant. My grant # was VA23183, and the grant was for $14,566.00 that I would not have to pay back. He asked me what my name was, phone number, address, and last 4 digits of my social. I told him that since HE called ME, I wanted him to confirm it because there are a lot of scammers out there and I had not applied for a grant recently. I told him exactly this. SO, he did repeat all of my info, except for the 4 digits of my social, because he said that he wanted to make sure that I was the correct person so it wouldn't go to the wrong person. I asked him to confirm his name and where they he was located and he said Texas, which did show up on my phone. I did confirm my digits, though, because I did want to see what was up with this. I mean, somehow he had my other information so I figured he already had social then he would be able to tell me the rest of what he had to tell me. By this time, though, I had already kind of figured it was a scam. I know it as a fact that this happens all the time, but when I looked up the number as I was talking to him I found this site. Scary. So, anyway, I kept him on the phone long enough to get the "manager's" number. I asked what there name would be and he said they had 5 so he wasn't sure who I'd talk to. So, I did call them (469) 444-0091-which was the manager's number, and this guy said his name was Mark Williams. He sounded like he was straight from Sudi Arabia and was very robotic. He tried to sell me on the, "you can trust me," and "this is a legit government grant that everybody needs," story, but I went OFF on him; I mean I really laid him out with some lip action-and not the good kind. LOL
I am reporting this number to the IRS if I can and I am telling everyone about this SCAM. Please don't trust this and please don't give out your information.
Hope this helps anyone possibly willing to give this a chance.
Leslie Sanker
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