Government Grant Processing Center Ripoff $8000 grant for $257 processing fee from "Your Choice Grant Information Department" Las Vegas Nevada

The woman, whose name is Helen Carter and her ID is 113, called me with heavy indian accent in this afternoon. I usually do not answer the "unavailable" call but I did anyway. Since last week, I missed more than 10 calls of "unavailable", it seems like by the same person.

Ms. Helen told me that I was selected by the U.S. government and they will give me $8000, instead, they at first would charge $257 as a processing fee. She promised they would put the money back on my account later.

She said my bank account has to be verified. She needed my Bank's routing# and account# and street address. After that, I no doubt checked the website, just typed "Government Grant Processing Center" and recognized what I did was so stupid. I guess most of the transaction they will charge $257 will be the next day so that I straightfowardly went to my bank and told them what exactly happened to me.

When I got a call was 1:08pm today and when I went to my bank was 3:10pm. I asked the bank manager and he checked no transaction has been done as far as today; and he froze my account so that nobody can take my money away.

I'm an international student and I was so stupid. But please be aware of this kind of fraud, including international students or residents!!

Yasu
Arlington, Virginia
U.S.A.