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Complaint Review: US Grant Department - Washington DC
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US Grant Department - Washington DC Unavailable Possible Fraud/Scam Washington, District of Columbia
*Consumer Comment: Not a Rebuttal, CONFIRMATION SCAM ONGOING
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I had the pleasure of talking to several people from the US Grant Department out of Illinois over the past 2 weeks. I can assume English wasn't their primary language, which isn't the issue in this case. The most recent number was 282-726-2524. Anyways, I decided to play with them today. The gentleman stated he was from the US Grant Department and I was approved for $7000. They gave me an approval number and a call back number and options on how I was to receive my grant monies.
So I called this number 202-905-0360 Washington DC, which I then spoke with a lady that repeated my address and such. She then verified how much grant monies I was to be getting and how I would be receiving it. I stopped her to ask her if there was anything to pay up front. Of course I know the answer to this, yes it was to be a $200 deposit which will be donated to some made up charity.
I am laughing to myself at this point, cause I know where this is heading. Been there, done that. I thanked the lady for her time, and let her know I was reporting this scam. I disconnected the call there after. I don't blame the agents for this, they are like everyone else...trying to get by with any job available.
As they all say, if it's too good to be true, it probably is. I just wanted to see how far this would go so I could report this. I hope this helps anyone out there about to give their hard earned money away. If you have to give money up front for money, it's probably a scam. They will milk you for as long as they can. Good luck to all.
So I called this number 202-905-0360 Washington DC, which I then spoke with a lady that repeated my address and such. She then verified how much grant monies I was to be getting and how I would be receiving it. I stopped her to ask her if there was anything to pay up front. Of course I know the answer to this, yes it was to be a $200 deposit which will be donated to some made up charity.
I am laughing to myself at this point, cause I know where this is heading. Been there, done that. I thanked the lady for her time, and let her know I was reporting this scam. I disconnected the call there after. I don't blame the agents for this, they are like everyone else...trying to get by with any job available.
As they all say, if it's too good to be true, it probably is. I just wanted to see how far this would go so I could report this. I hope this helps anyone out there about to give their hard earned money away. If you have to give money up front for money, it's probably a scam. They will milk you for as long as they can. Good luck to all.
This report was posted on Ripoff Report on 08/08/2011 02:24 PM and is a permanent record located here: http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/US-Grant-Department-Washington-DC/Washington-District-of-Columbia-/US-Grant-Department-Washington-DC-Unavailable-Possible-FraudScam-Washington-District-o-762536. The posting time indicated is Arizona local time. Arizona does not observe daylight savings so the post time may be Mountain or Pacific depending on the time of year.
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Not a Rebuttal, CONFIRMATION SCAM ONGOING
AUTHOR: GreenGardenerGal - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Thursday, November 15, 2012
11/15/2012 At 2:35 PM I got a call from a Georgia # 770-926-5021
I was told that he was calling on behalf of the US Treasury Department, and I had been selected by the government to receive a one-time grant of $7,000. Then he tried to verify my address, and I had never lived there. (Here is where it gets good!) So I asked him how do I know you are legit.
(This entire time you could hear the call volume from all the voices in the Boiler Room in the background.)
So he told me to call his supervisor, her name is Lily Brown. Her number is 1-202-905-0360. He told me he was forwarding my call to her, and to give her the File # AK591 and tell her that I was referred by Edwin Parker. When I called her number is rang and rang, then went to a fast busy. I saw her number was in the District of Columbia, so I did a google search to find out who the number belonged to, and I found it here on a report from 8/2011.
I recorded the call so I have proof of the scam. Obviously they are doing well from the sound of the boiler room. It is not right to be preying on the desperate in this time if the other gentleman saying they asked him for $200 is right. Sounded to good to be true, it was.
I was told that he was calling on behalf of the US Treasury Department, and I had been selected by the government to receive a one-time grant of $7,000. Then he tried to verify my address, and I had never lived there. (Here is where it gets good!) So I asked him how do I know you are legit.
(This entire time you could hear the call volume from all the voices in the Boiler Room in the background.)
So he told me to call his supervisor, her name is Lily Brown. Her number is 1-202-905-0360. He told me he was forwarding my call to her, and to give her the File # AK591 and tell her that I was referred by Edwin Parker. When I called her number is rang and rang, then went to a fast busy. I saw her number was in the District of Columbia, so I did a google search to find out who the number belonged to, and I found it here on a report from 8/2011.
I recorded the call so I have proof of the scam. Obviously they are doing well from the sound of the boiler room. It is not right to be preying on the desperate in this time if the other gentleman saying they asked him for $200 is right. Sounded to good to be true, it was.
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