I got am email from someone claiming to be a loan officer from US Bank with this number to call to complete the loan transfer. I called just to mess with the guy. Definitely from india, or somewhere close by. I couldn't understand him, but I know he wanted money, first. He got very upset when I started laughing at him. THIS IS FRAUD, DO NOT GIVE THEM ANY INFORMATION. laugh at him to make him hang up on you.
Someone calls you "out of the blue" and tells you have a government grant for some amount like $10,000. The U.S. government is giving you this money because you are such a good person. You are then given a phone number to call, such as this number, to collect your grant.
Of course, there is no grant. However, once you call this number, they tell you that to get this non-existent grant, you have to pay a fee of a few hundred dollars. It can't be offset by the grant because the grant must be used for a certain purpose, such as housing cost and therefore cannot be applied to the fees.
The fees are for handling or taxes (or both) depending upon which theft you get. Often, but not necessarily, the money much be sent offshore, such as India. However, if you give them you bank account info, they claim they will deposit the grant directly, perhaps within a hour. Now they have you bank account. Guess what they intend to do with that.
Know this:
To get a government grant you must apply for it and the application is several pages. It often takes many months to get it and sometimes more than a year. While waiting, the grant reviewer may ask for additional information. The process is painful enough that you would remember if you applied for one.
Grants are never subject to fees. Usually there are not any taxes up front, but if there are any, they can be withheld. You never have to send money. And you certainly should not be sending money overseas for US government money.
If you call this number just to call, the man at the other end, who claims to be a Treasury official, but will not give his name, will not like it. But then, he is not a likeable man.
I got am email from someone claiming to be a loan officer from US Bank with this number to call to complete the loan transfer. I called just to mess with the guy. Definitely from india, or somewhere close by. I couldn't understand him, but I know he wanted money, first. He got very upset when I started laughing at him. THIS IS FRAUD, DO NOT GIVE THEM ANY INFORMATION. laugh at him to make him hang up on you.