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- Cleveland, OH, USA
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I have applied for government grants online. I have been receiving calls to my cell phone. Caller with an accent is offering a $9000. Then they called back and stated it was $9800. I was accepted out of 1500 people in the US. I was randomly selected. I don't have to pay it back. I spoke with three different people. They all had accents. This threw up a red flag. Wanted me to pay $300. It was like a holding fee until money went through. They gave me phone number to call them 202-642-2172. I was given confirmation number MK135. Wanted me to bring the $300 with me to the check cashing place. It was a deposit to get the process going. I told them there was an Ace check cashing by my home that had Money Gram. I did not send any money.

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Letter came in that looked like it was from a government agency and they can reduce our mortgage. Called 877-614-5241 and they wouldn't tell me who they were until I gave them my financial information.

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Male on call stated I qualify for a gov grant of $10,000. Said that I wasn't interested and to be taken off their phone list, which he said no. Hung up after that.

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- Jacksonville, FL, USA
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Received a call from a man saying my name and phone number had been selected to receive a $9000 Government Grant. No repayment, no fee to receive. Was told a check could be mailed to my home, direct deposited into my bank or I could pick it up at Walmart. I refused to give him my address or bank info and said I would pick it up at Walmart. He told me it would be there in 1 hour. After several hours I went to Walmart and filled out the necessary paperwork and was told there was no money and they couldn't give me that amount even if there was. The ID only shows up as Private caller (no number) and I have no call back number. They continue to call even though I have told them I'm on to them and to stop calling.

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- Cleveland, OH, USA
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I received a call today on my cell phone offering a $9000 Government Grant. Once a year offer. Contact is Sherry White 929-341-0254 X121. She instructed me to get an Apple iTunes card for $200. Told me to go to Rite Aid or any other store. I called my father and he told me to call the ScamPulse.com. They also gave me phone number 315-320-6170. My caller ID showed 206-596-0715 Washington. I did not get an iTunes card. Sent no money

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- Strongsville, OH, USA
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I received a call on my cell phone yesterday offering a $9000 Government Grant. The callers name was Harry Patel. The caller had an accent. Wanted me to pay $250. Go to the bank and get $250 and then Go to WalMart or Walgreens. Purchase iTunes card. This is the only way I could get the money. I would receive $9000 plus the $250 back. Call them from the parking lot. I knew right away it was a scam. Another person his manager Kevin Brown called. He told me to purchase. He gave me his phone number 202-836-7904 X1107. Another number showed on my caller ID 209-976-7364. Kevin Brown told me not to tell anyone. He told me the grant was coming from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.. I did not send any money. I am reporting the call.. I played along with them A friend of mine received this type of call about six weeks ago. I told her it was a scam. $700 fee to receive grant. She did not send any money.

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- West, TX, USA
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Called saying I qualified for 7000.00 grant from government one time for home repair ECT.then wanted 250.00 for security deposit on Western Union they were going to send.

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- Crab Orchard, KY, USA
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A man named Henry Williams called me and said for me to call them back because I was available for a $9,200 dollar grant and that i would need to go get an i Tune re loadable card put $200 on the card and they would load the other 9,200 on the card.

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- Dorchester Center, MA, USA
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that the government issue me a grant money for 9,400 dollars and that I have to register in order to receive the money in the amount of $250 but will be refunded with the grant amount, the agent I name is jerry Thompson from martin California extension 210 I just would like to know if it's legitament

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- Cleveland, OH, USA
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I received a call on my cell phone today. Caller ID showed Seattle WA. Nathan White phone number 206-693-4385 Ext 122. Offer a Federal Government Grant. Once in a lifetime grant for $7000. Activation number AL4371. They wanted me to go to an iTune Store and purchase an iTunes card for $200. I could hear a room full of people talking in the background. Phone Bank. Made me leery . I did not send any money.

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Called me said I was chosen to get government grant for 9000 had to call this number to receive grant money called said to get apple iTunes card and load 250.00 dollars on it before I could receive grant

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Caller explains I was randomly chosen to receive a $9,000 grant from a federal agency in Washington, DC. I needed to make a deposit with Federal Bank of N.Y. at a local Walgreens or WalMart by purchaing a card in the amount of $200.00. Upon receiving that amount the bank would then release $9200 to the "randomly chosen" victim. Or, give them my bank account numbers and they would make a direct deposit to my bank account. They have called on my cell phone under many phone numbers including "Unknown". I have received as many as 6 to 7 calls a day.

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- Amherst, OH, USA
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I was on Facebook. I received a messenger from someone I thought was my hairdresser. I later contacted her and her Facebook account got hacked. Received a message asking how I was doing. She said check into this Grant offer I got money. $100,000. $2000 upfront fees. I was advised to go thru agent Elizabeth Ann Lewis. i was told to friend her and she will help me. I contacted my bank and sent the funds. I contacted my bank and told them what happened. i explained everything to my bank. I don't have an address or phone number. They gave me an account number to deposit the money. After I sent the money I received one long text message. I think my phone number was on the application. They wanted more money for security etc. I also reported it to the police.

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They called and said I received a government grant for 9200 dollars. They called restricted. The call was for paying taxes on time and not getting into any trouble. They gave me the number to call 3152033887 and to follow directions.

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- Cleveland, OH, USA
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I have been receiving calls to my cell phone offering a $9000 Government Grant. Told me to go to different drug stores. Rite Aid Walgreens or Wal Mart. Go to a manager and put $200 a debit or pre paid card.I told them I don't have that kind of money. She asked me if I had a friend or family member that could lend me $200. I told her I didn't. She gave me her name Alana Jasper. 202-780-9623 X 1177. I did not call back. I did not send. My daughter had told me last month this is a scam.

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I get multiple calls daily they harass you and want to give you grant money, I have asked them repeatedly not to call me but it continues. All numbers are always restricted. I don't give them the time of day so I don't know all the details but this has to stop!

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- Easley, SC, USA
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Been awarded a government grant. Give out 3.6 million dollars a year to low income people. Go to Walgreens and deposit two cards, put $100.00 on each card. After getting cards call the Dept. of Treasure -202-813-0907, Kevin Parker, Manager ext # 1108. ID Number 02546. Address is 1500 Pennsylvania Ave., north Western, Washing DC 20201. I will get 8,000.00 in grants and get my 200.00 I put into the cards back. I did not participate in this scam.

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- Battle Creek, MI, USA
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I got a call about a "Government Grant." The one from yesterday was from a Michigan number (616-765-4666) but claimed to call from Washington. The number that I am reporting is from the Washington area code, in order to make it more legit. Both callers had an Indian accent and claimed to be calling about a $9,000.00 grant that I was awarded for not being in trouble with the law. I let the first one speak to get some information about how they work. I was given a claim number and told to call a second individual (202-670-5421) from the "Senior Accounting Office" who instructed me to go to Walmart and buy an activation card for $100.00 for the Federal Reserve Bank. He said that once I activated the card, the $100.00 would be refunded together with the $9,000.00. A Google search showed that the number is from a VoIP phone, which is a residential phone number connected to a computer. The second guy was very rude and pushy, trying to convince me to go to Walmart. Once I got the information on how they work, I hung up on him and posted it to Facebook so my friends would be aware of the scam and share the information with others.

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- Abilene, TX, USA
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I was told i am eligible for a government grant but first I have to purchase a two hundred dollar itunes card and send the caller money through western union.

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- Abilene, TX, USA
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The caller said that I was eligible for grant but I had to send two hundred dollars to get the money.

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