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- Bloomfield, IN, USA
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I was contacted by phone and was given a call back number 425-245-5109. I was then told to get an Iphone card with $250 on it so they could ativate my grant and I would get the $250 back plus the grant of $7800 plus and extra $1050. That was when a bunch of red flags went up.

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- Batesville, AR, USA
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Said I qualified for a government grant of $7000. because I paid my bills on time, never filed bankruptcy, and was not a convicted felon. I could choose where to pick up the money, Walmart, Walgreens, they would use western union to send it. The person I was to contact is James Reed at 253-287-3358 contact #LM125. I did not contact.

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- Auburn, MA, USA
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They called and said I qualified for a government grant of $9,000 and asked for my bank account number. They also said they could Transfer it to Walmart or Walgreen's. I did not give out my information, I hung up. They did not have a chance to ask me for money.

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- Southfield, MI, USA
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they stated i was selected to receive 5000 dollars and did i want to know why. they ask if i was the person, i said yes. i did not answer when they asked if i wanted to know why i was selected. i said no and that i could not hear them . i hung up. i redialed the number above and it said it was not in service.

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I received a phone call yesterday saying that since I am a student I have been awarded a Government Grant but I must call 202-643-0732, The Federal Government Grant Department and they will tell me how much money I need to send in order to receive my grant. I told them I did not have any money and I hung up.

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- Social Circle, GA, USA
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consumer found ad on facebook and contacted them about advertised grant, which was for $9,000.

 

Wanted $250 upfront

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- Greenville, SC, USA
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People that pay their bills on time the government has 17,000 grants that they will send to people. One of 17,000 people that they give to. Call senior financial advisor 206-596-0959 with confirmation FT787. Called it back they hung up on me. Did not ask for money or banking information.

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- Hillsboro, TX, USA
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I was told by Aaron parker that I would be receive 9,200 dollars from the government stating that

I have no criminal background.

I have paid my taxes on time and that's the reason why I was selected to receive this money. "Parker" said "you can get your money just by using the $30 so I did and he never replied back to me, so sarah Williams stated that I will be getting my money back and that Parker will get in trouble and that i will get my 30 dollars back all I had to do is pay $250,so i did. Williams said that I would get back 9,480 in total and that I wouldn't be paying nothing as I paid the 250 and she suggested that I call and talk to another woman. Christiana White said that the money has been moved to their Bank (Federal Reserve Bank in NYC) and in order for me to receive my money, because I don't have a bank account with them. I will have to pay 750 fee and white will release my money to my banking account. "Now im not too happy". I was telling her that it didn't make any sense that I'm constantly paying,but not receiving anything which White keeps replying that it's not a "scam", but if it's true would the (government at least notified me that I would be receiving this amount of money?) Williams claim the 250 is a tax adorable pay and that in order for them to send it I had to pay that amount so that when it is transferred to my account the government want find me with a tax fee. I didn't realize this was a scam until I bought iTunes cards,but it was already too late. I understand that i want get my money back,but if this can help someone else than so be it.

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- Conway, AR, USA
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Received a call saying I was randomly chosen to receive a government grant of $9,740. Gave me a conformation code and told me to call another number within 10 minutes to verify my info. I called they asked a few questions. I had trouble understanding them, I started asking them questions which mad them angry then they cursed me and said he would tape my mother and daughter and they hung up on me

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- Conway, SC, USA
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I received a message from a friend on Messenger (I now believe this was not my real friend but someone posing as my friend. This person could not call me or could not answer some personal information) saying he had just received $60,000 in federal government housing grant money. He gave me a link to an attorney that absolutely looked legit. I then sent a text to this "attorney" *** *** saying I could really use a housing grant as I'm disabled and have a low income. He then asked some questions which unfortunately I answered. Fortunately, he didn't ask for my SSN. He then said he would sent this info to the Federal Grant department for approval. Within 5 minutes I received a text from a different number (703-947-0406) that said "This is agent John from Federal Government free help grant. We have gone through your information. You are eligible to get the grant. Talk to your lawyer. Will let you know the next step". Then the lawyer said "Congratulations". How much money do you want? Then he listed amounts from $40,000 to $200,000. Only catch was I had to pay a fee ($1000 for $9,000 to $2500 for $200,000). He made a point to say the money wasn't for him but for a third party (FedEx to make the delivery). He kept asking how much money I wanted and I questioned if this was a scam. Of course he said absolutely not that this was completely legal. I called the Atty General *** ***l's office listed online and of course they said they do not offer government grants and this was most definitely a scam. I also called the FBI and reported it to them. I worry about my friend because the Messenger messages were not from him so I don't know how they got access to his account (showing his facebook picture when the message arrived). Obviously, I did not fall for this and told them I was reporting them to several agencies.

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- Capistrano Beach, CA, USA
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They call and say I have been solected for a grant

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- Williamstown, NY, USA
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I was called on 2/21/17 at 2:56 pm by a man in Washington D.C., his name was Roman- he said that my name was picked in my jurisdiction. That they only pick a few people to get this NO PAY BACK GOVERNMENT GRANTS. He said that the money could only be used to better myself [to pay for medications, fixing the house, bills,etc.] and that it couldn't be used for gambling, alcohol, drugs, etc.  nothing that's bad. He gave me a confirmation # JK556 Then told me to call back the number he was calling from to get more info on this grant. I called back the number and a woman answered then told me that I needed to unblock my number and call back, I did. the info she had on me was my name, phone number, area code where I lived, asked me my age, my marital status, then asked me my work status, I told her that I was disabled. She then repeated what he said what the money can and can't be used for. She asked me if I had a state ID and then asked me if there was a store that was on her list to go to, Walmart, Dollar General, and a few others that I didn't catch. She then said that I had to pick a store go there and then call them back at the number they called me from and then give them the confirmation # they gave me and then she said there was a one time refundable fee of $200.00 that was to register me for the grant. I told her that I didn't have that, she then said when I got the money to call them back and if I felt uncomfortable at any time to let them know and they would drop the registration form and I would no longer be eligible for the grant. She had also said that it was against the law for them to ask me for any personal info like S.S.N., credit card info, bank acct. number, etc. she hung up the phone when I kept asking her name.

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- Milwaukee, WI, USA
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I was contacted by Danny McWhite who said that I was chosen to receive a government grant in the amount of $7000. I was to go to Walmart and purchase a gift card in the amount of $250.

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They called saying they where choosing so many people to give money to said they where going to western union it to me but I had to call back and confirm

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- Lansing, MI, USA
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Someone with a heavy accent (West Indies) calls about 4 times a day. First time they called they said I was entitled to $9,200 from the Government. Told them I could barely understand them and to stop calling my home number. Remove my name and address and phone number from your list. They keep calling and now hang up when I answer...?!!

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- Pana, IL, USA
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Person was called by someone claiming to be with the US Government Grant office.  They told her she was 1 of 1,500 people selected to receive a Government Grant for $9,000. To get the money she was told to go to Walmart and wire $199 to them. At that point the lady hung up the phone.

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- Gaffney, SC, USA
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Received a phone call from Washington, DC stating I had been awarded a government grant for $9,000.00 I was Told to go to Wal Mart and call Jason Wright 646-844-7805 ext. 107. Went to Wal Mart, called and talked to Mr. Wright. He asked if you were ready to get 9,000.00. I told him yes. Asked if I had already purchased a card for $250.00 to receive the $9,000.00. Then I hung up.

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- Norfolk, VA, USA
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Foreign man stating my number has been selected to receive a government grant. They have called four times today even after asking to take my number off their list.

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It was someone from who said they were from the government and wanted to offer us $8500. We said no thanks and hung up. Initially they asked if it was *** ***, and he answered yes, so we are thinking its related to the yes scam.

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- Charleston, WV, USA
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I received a call on the phone. They said that I qualified for a Federal Reserve Grant because I didn't have a criminal record and had no bankruptcies. They said the fee was $250 for registration fee to receive the grant but that I would get that money back once I got the grant. They said to pay the fee by Western Union, credit card or banking account information.

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