GSI Grant Services Guarantee of a Gov't Grant for $5000+ to get my bank info RIPOFF nationwide

I am curious if anyone has attempted and had any success with reporting this to police or federal authorities???

I briefly attempted today to try to check out the ownership of the 866#, unsuccessful so far. I am not sure about exactly how a toll free number could be routed off shore (especially financially for a scam company).

I actually believe that this bogus company operates here in the states and only identifies themselves as being located in Barbados to keep people from trying to track them down. Though some of the people calling seem to have "broken English", the couple I spoke with had great grammar and no problem with the language.... I don't recall any type of accent to distinguish a part of the country.

Reverse lookup on the web for the phone line provided nothing; however, supposed pay services claim to have info. I know the phone companies will not release the info without a request from a legal authority if the client is unlisted.

I realize most of these situations are deadends, but there evidently is plenty of scammed people out there with the limited amount of complaints on here probably being a very small percentage. If we could locate the people, then possibly we could get the correct jurisdiction to file criminal charges and/or civil charges by individuals.

If someone wants to play, give them a call like I did and relay you are calling for a friend. See if you can pin them down with something.... hey, it is on their nickel! lol

Any ideas????

Thanks again Dave and Daniel,

We are definitely on the same page... my friend called and advised that the bank manager advised her also to close out the account and open a new one, which is exactly what she is doing.

I totally agree with the aspect that they have (had) her bank account info and nothing would prevent them from running drafts at their leisure without any recourse from the individual.

From my own previous experience with a legit bank transfer that I had difficulty stopping with the company, the only way to FULLY Guarantee no additional charges to the account is to Close it.

THIS IS A GUARENTEED SCAM. IF THEY SAY THEY WILL CANCEL THE CHARGE, THEY ARE LYING. IF YOU PUT A STOP ON THE CHECK, THEY STILL HAVE YOUR ROUTING NUMBER AND ACCOUNT NUMBER AND WILL CHARGE YOUR ACCOUNT MORE THAN ONCE. THEY HAVE BEEN KNOW TO CHANGE THE NUMBERS ON CHECKS. CLOSE YOUR ACCOUNT WITH YOUR BANK AND OPEN A NEW ONE.

Thanks Dave,

I agree that just contacting the bank doesn't accomplish the full scope of what could happen. She was in touch with her bank manager within an hour of the occurrence. Actually, her bank is a small local bank and manager had advised they could do a stop payment. I did advise her when she stopped by the bank to make sure with the bank manager that there was no possibility of any bank drafts being done (she has none now) or accepted.

We did talk about her closing the account but she wanted to talk with the bank manager in person which was about two hours after it happened. I will follow up with her some more over the weekend.

I totally agree that the best way to handle it would (and probably will be) to close the account and move on. These people are definitely slick with what they are doing and have great answers for the questions. My friend is normally extremely cautious with this type of thing, yet they were able to convince her.

Thanks again and yep, your comment is exactly right!!

Thanks Dave,

I agree that just contacting the bank doesn't accomplish the full scope of what could happen. She was in touch with her bank manager within an hour of the occurrence. Actually, her bank is a small local bank and manager had advised they could do a stop payment. I did advise her when she stopped by the bank to make sure with the bank manager that there was no possibility of any bank drafts being done (she has none now) or accepted.

We did talk about her closing the account but she wanted to talk with the bank manager in person which was about two hours after it happened. I will follow up with her some more over the weekend.

I totally agree that the best way to handle it would (and probably will be) to close the account and move on. These people are definitely slick with what they are doing and have great answers for the questions. My friend is normally extremely cautious with this type of thing, yet they were able to convince her.

Thanks again and yep, your comment is exactly right!!

Thanks Dave,

I agree that just contacting the bank doesn't accomplish the full scope of what could happen. She was in touch with her bank manager within an hour of the occurrence. Actually, her bank is a small local bank and manager had advised they could do a stop payment. I did advise her when she stopped by the bank to make sure with the bank manager that there was no possibility of any bank drafts being done (she has none now) or accepted.

We did talk about her closing the account but she wanted to talk with the bank manager in person which was about two hours after it happened. I will follow up with her some more over the weekend.

I totally agree that the best way to handle it would (and probably will be) to close the account and move on. These people are definitely slick with what they are doing and have great answers for the questions. My friend is normally extremely cautious with this type of thing, yet they were able to convince her.

Thanks again and yep, your comment is exactly right!!

Thanks Dave,

I agree that just contacting the bank doesn't accomplish the full scope of what could happen. She was in touch with her bank manager within an hour of the occurrence. Actually, her bank is a small local bank and manager had advised they could do a stop payment. I did advise her when she stopped by the bank to make sure with the bank manager that there was no possibility of any bank drafts being done (she has none now) or accepted.

We did talk about her closing the account but she wanted to talk with the bank manager in person which was about two hours after it happened. I will follow up with her some more over the weekend.

I totally agree that the best way to handle it would (and probably will be) to close the account and move on. These people are definitely slick with what they are doing and have great answers for the questions. My friend is normally extremely cautious with this type of thing, yet they were able to convince her.

Thanks again and yep, your comment is exactly right!!

You have to CLOSE HER ACCOUNT immediately and open a new one. They will not cancel! They will take the money anyway, and it won't be on the 27th, it will be a lot sooner, if they haven't done so already.

The bank cannot block them, your account must be CLOSED.