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Got several calls from this company over the course of a week, they would always hang up and not leave a message. I finally called them back and was told, by a woman with a very heavy accent, that I had reached the US Department of Government Grants. When she asked for personal information and I told her I wasn't comfortable giving her that information, she hung up on me. I called back and this time got a man on the phone with an even worse accent and when I said that I couldn't understand him, he got nasty and said, "what, you don't understand english?". When I said that I could understand him due to his accent, he said, " you're a mother f***er, can you understand that?" and hung up. I called back a few more times asking for a supervisor and finally did some research and realized that this "company" is nothing more than a scam. I have been having a bit of fun with them though, the number they called me on is an alternate number for me so I downloaded an app that auto redials them and set it up to call them every 30 seconds and hang up after 10 seconds... LOL, for the first 10 calls or so they answered a cussed at me and then hung up, the next 20 or so calls they answered and hung up... it is still dialing them even now after 30 minutes and only getting a busy signal. I guess they won't be able to use that phone line to harass anyone else for a while. :D Feel free to do the same and maybe we can get these scumbags to stop... at the very least we will make it impossible for them to use a phone line for a while and maybe cost them some money.
Caller type: Scammer
Company: us federal grant department
Number: 206-855-5055
They claim they have money for you but you have to give a bank account number
Caller: ALEX
Company: us federal grant department
Number: 206-462-5153
I was called yesterday evening from this number to which I answered to a lady with a thick Middle Eastern accent whose name was supposedly Michelle. No ID #, just said she was from the US Federal Grant Department. She told me I had been approved to receive a $7,000 Grant that I could use for whatever, specifically said that! What federal grant associate would say "for whatever"? -.- The supposed reason for my approval was that I paid my school funds on time, filed taxes on time and because I have no criminal record. She gave me an approval #: LAP247, told me to call 202-738-1065 to speak to a Finance Manager this morning to get my grant released to me.
So I called'em, man with a thick Middle Eastern accent answered, said his name was Tim. He told me that in order to receive it I had to go to Walgreens, purchase a Green Dot Money Pak card, load $260 into it, call him back, read off the number on the Money Pak card to him & THEN I would receive the grant within 10-15 min afterwards. (Right.) Supposedly the $260 was to pass some kinda security purpose for them to confirm I was the correct person. (Mhm.) He said it would immediately be refunded with the grant transaction...
Unfortunately, I am a desperate, struggling full-time college student (Relatable or nah?) with way too much Faith in possible miracles so emotionally this kinda broke my heart. BUT! Not stupid though, I did my research on good ol' Google & here I am. Same numbers & stories. (Mmm.) So now I just keep calling them back to make them think I'm on my way to load the money meanwhile asking them questions about their legitimacy. He even gave me a phony looking website! USAGOVERNMENTGRANTS.ORG
Ugh, anyways. Please don't, just don't.
- Played for a Fool College Student
Caller type: Scammer
Caller: Michelle Tim
Company: us federal grant department
Number: 202-738-2323
caller told me that I was getting student loan money (grant money) that I had been selected
Caller type: Other
Caller: Patrick
Company: us federal grant department
Number: 206-249-7313
Was giving me agrant
Caller type: Other
Caller: sanley
Company: us federal grant department
Number: 253-843-6148
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