Victim Location 38088
Type of a scam Government Grant
I was contacted by Facebook from my, "supposedly female cousin," asking if I had received money from the EESA, which was stated as an "Emergency Economy And Stabilization Act." The person said, she received a check and wanted to know, if I received my check because she saw my name on a "Winners list," when she received her check . She said, the EESA is a government grant that is, "helping the old, Retired, Disabled, Stroke patient, Widowed, Citizen and Workers that their name was chosen randomly for Cash benefit." It wasn’t making any sense, so I immediately contacted my cousin through Facebook messenger and I wasn’t surprised when did not get a response. That is when I did my research and realized this a scam.
Victim Location 80015
Type of a scam Government Grant
I was told to call Scott Williams at 859-592-4785 to see if I qualified. They then started texting me on my regular cell number. Today they pretended to be a different girlfriend on Messenger. I told them I was wise to the scam and they blocked me.
Victim Location 45231
Type of a scam Government Grant
Was contacted on Facebook from who I thought was a friend about being selected for the EESA award. When I was asked to pay money to collect my government grant money. I knew it was a scam. Person hacked my friends Facebook account. To confirm this. I asked them about the friends I met them thro… they said they are doing great. That person has passed away two years ago. Always goes to show you when it sounds to good to be true. Don’t be Gullible
Victim Location 28730
Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes
I was contacted by Facebook messenger from a person I know. She stated she had won money from EESA and all I had to do was contact an agent with EESA by phone text to 541-933-5362 and see if I was on the Winner’s List. I did so and I was on the list and was told I would get $150,000 but I would have to pay a single payment of $3,550 for tax, insurance and delivery fee. I was told in all CAPS to not tell anyone until I received the amount so I wouldn’t be disqualified. When asked if this was a scam they sent a good response saying it was a legitimate governmental entity. When I checked there was no way I could get to there website by the usual methods and the "real" EESA website said nothing about affiliating with Facebook and giving money out to anyone except banks, etc. back in 2008