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Wendy
Country: United States
The woman I spoke to could barely speak English, so I asked to speak to her supervisor. He went through the same speak about how I had been chosen to receive a grant for $9000 and I didn't have to pay it back. The money was sitting in the federal reserve and it was mine free. They just needed either my bank account information or my credit card information. I asked him a lot of questions and used the time to look up the phone number they called me from. It was a cell phone in the Washington DC area - 202-210-0054. He then tried to have me give him my credit card number and when I said I was comfortable with that, he told me I was wasting his time. So I hung up on them. Why can't the government stop this!

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    cindy
    I also just received this phone call.  I live in AR the # that called me was "479--218-7851" this just called & left me a message to call that  back. I did! but the # that showed on my phone was a Colorado # 202854-0943 if busy call 202-670-6142.  Well i called & they a man the 1st time & a women the 2nd time neither spoke good English, i told her i would not have the money till the 3rd. She told me that i could call her back then & ask for "Kelly Rodgers ex. 133" Hope she has a nice day! She was in Washington DC!
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    cindy
    I just called the AR # back & it is no longer in service go figure!!!!!!!!!!!
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    L.F.
    Well it appears these scammers are still at it. Phone number is different, 646 968 0561 is what I was given to call a acct officer back after talking to a Lisa Miller. She spoke English with think accent. I researched the numbers and concluded as I had from the first that this was a scam. I told this Lisa that I thought it was and she came back with the fact that she had not asked for any personal info. And she noted that when I called the acct officer he would not ask either so how is it not real? Well reading here I see requests for pre paid or gift cards. That's how they get people. Not happening here.
    To good to be true....yep!
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    Linda
    I just got called at work.  I was suspicious that this was a scam since I never get personal calls like this, especially on my work phone.  The lady spoke broken English and had my name and address.  But when she asked to confirm my age, I refused since that is part of my personally identifiable information.  I asked for some way to confirm the government program existence by either sending a letter to the address she just provided or for a website address.  While in the middle of telling me a website name, she hung up on me.  Definitely a scam.
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    Incognito
    About 12pm today I got the call just like all of y’all did too. Looked up 9000 government grant online while on the phone and saw it was a scam, I mean they’re Indian anyway so you kinda can tell. Bunch of cucks they are. Just wanted to put out another number they’re using. (253)647-8525
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    MICHAEL
    Is Max.S partner Jasper legit?
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    Jack
    I got the call today.  From the moment that he opened his mouth with a heavy accent I knew it was a scam.  I was curious about how they operate to I played along.  He said that my (unlisted landline) phone number was chosen at random and was calling from the US Federal Grant Dept. (caller ID: Jose Puello at 646-371-9063 that's a New York City phone number)  To receive the $9,000 grant there are two options: 1) I should provide bank account or credit account details (not on your life!), 2) I can receive the grant in cash.  I told him that I don't give out bank info and I don't accept cash.  Why can't they send me a check.  Then in his difficult to understand accent he said something about past problems with people not receiving the check.  So he gave me a grant number and a phone number to call: 202-656-6425 (a Wash. DC number).  When I asked from which department he was calling, this time he said US Federal Human Health Service Dept. (different from before) and gave me the address: 200 Independent SW Ave. 173 (???)  He is clearly someone who is not familiar with Wash. DC addresses.  I never called.
    Obviously a SCAM.
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    Pat
    Yesterday I received 5 calls with the same message, from 5 different phone numbers, today its 2PM now and I have already received 3 calls, again from different numbers.
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    HWright
    Just called me using a 202-688 5451 # told me to purchase a google card for $200 activate it and take it to western union to receive. lol
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    Beth
    I've never fallen for any of these scams during the years. Yes like many of you I struggle (a lot.) On one hand it disgusts me that people wake up every day and do this for a living. On the other hand it amazes me that the only reason they continue to do it is because gullible people let them. I noticed this thread started years ago, and people still haven't wised up?
    For example one of my friends messaged me all excited a few days ago asking if anyone from the u.n. had come to my home. Uh no I replied. He proceeded to tell me how the u.n. was awarding money to the elderly, disabled, and a few select winners and that he had been chosen. He tried telling me he won a $155,000 and he was contacting me because he saw my name on the winners list. It broke my heart having to break it to him that he was being scammed. Fyi the u.n. is doing no such thing. Look it up. But it occurred to me, is it getting that bad? That the scammers are now coming to our homes?
    My advice to anyone who will listen
    Don't ever give money
    Don't give out bank and/or credit card info
    And for crying out loud, if it's too good to be true people then it is!
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    donna
    another scam number is  315 687 4794 - coming from CHITTENAN GO. NY
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    Prunepicker
    The same scam called every phone in my office, one after another and said to call back on the number they were calling from.  It was SO OBVIOUS it was a scam.
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    televise
    i received the same phone call this week. and my daughter told him you are a scam.so please watch out for this thieves out there speaking no English at all. the lady i spoke with told me to go get the google apps gift card $50. so watch out for scam when they mention the google gift card from $15 to $50.and she said if they ask why are you buying so much of this google gift card just tell them is for personal. be aware its a big time scam.
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    Kayla
    I just got this call about an hour ago and did the same thing I googled it and found this. The govt. isn't about to try that hard to give away that much money to that many people. I'm currently jumping through hoops trying to get a grant through FASFA for 3000 dollars left like come on lol. I can't stand some people. I know this sounds really bad and I don't mean to sound stereotypical but anytime I answer the phone and it's someone with a heavy eastern Indian accent I automatically assume it's a scam or debt collector cause in my experience that's what it's been every time.
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    Pat. B.
    Just received the call from the "US Federal Grant Dept." that after a democratic survey I was selected to receive a $9000 grant from the government.  Wow, imagine that.  The caller had a heavy foreign accent and knew my basic personal information: name, location, and email address.  He asked me to verify my age which I didn't think was a big deal since it is probably available publicly. The caller's monologue was very sincere and I thought that maybe it was legitimate but when he asked a question about a nearby convenience store, I knew it was a scam.  I told him the nearest convenience store was a Walgreens.  He said that I would receive my $9000 "cash in hand" at the Walgreens.  He gave me an account number and told me to call his supervisors at (415) 937-7616 within one hour so that they could activate my account number.  After that, all I had to do was go the local Walgreens and collect my $9000.  I hope the IRS or FBI catch these crooks, arrest, and jail them for all of the people they stole money from.  Needless to say, after the call, I went to my search engine and looked for "US Federal Grant Dept." and found that it was a phone scam.  Phone users beware!
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    skamkilla
    You never need to pay any money in advance to get a grant.  And grants have to be applied for; they are never solicited over the phone.
    Moreover, only scammers ask you to buy gift cards or prepaid cards - no government agency or reputable business does this.
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    cv
    I got the same call from dc asking the samething,didnt speak English good I nrw right away if u have to go buy a card to get it it a scam!!!!!!!!!
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    Dee
    This is the second time I received a call of free government monies, 9200 to be exact. I would have to go to Western Union and get a verification card, load it with 200.00 for about 15 minutes, as long as it would take for me to receive my government card for 9,200 which would replace the 200.00 I had to put on the verification card.
    202-204-4250. Have another call from a different number was last month and I told them I was going to Western Union right then, but of course I didn't!!! still have my Grant # and ID # they gave me.
    PLEASE DON"T DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    Marissa
    Watch out for number 1-888-212-6836,armature scam artist said I had $9000 coming to me from a  government grant, hahaha, I wasn't born yesterday
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    bill miller
    202-891-0407 that's the new # they are using--told them it sounded too good to be true--chick said "ok" and hung up--friggin' jag offs
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