Alex Carter, Alex Carter- $5000 government grant scam Nationwide

Alex Carter contacted me several times alleging that i was one of 30,000 people who were randomly selected by the u.s. government to receive a $5000 grant. All because i had filed my taxes on time and had not filed for bankruptsy in the last year. He then asked for my bank account number(i lied and told him i didn't have one). He then claims that he would wire the money via western union and that all i had to do was pay a security deposit at the western union of between $150-$200(he called more than once and the amount changed). I of course hung up on him and checked for active scam alerts never before hearing of making a deposit to receive a western union. He did have some of my personal information which concerns me with identity theft. others beware.

Cyndi
Modesto, California
U.S.A.