Victim Location 37211
Total money lost $1,650
Type of a scam Government Grant
They contacted me through a facebook friend’s account. Gave me the phone number to text message to claim my Social Assistant Private Grant. You can pick the amount that you want to receive and then you have to pay a fee for the delivery based on the amount. They ask for some information about yourself and then say that they have verified it. You are then asked to purchase Amazon cards to pay the fees. Then they run it up their flagpole and say you are approved. Sent me a UPS Team Payment confirmation. Now for the delivery of these funds we need you to pay the IRS fees (which after the fees were paid they send you a certificate that states they are paid), so you pay those fees and then there is an escort fee on top of that. I kept checking back with my friend on facebook (which by the way their account was hacked and I didn’t know it), and they agreed to everything that was being said. With always the reassurance that the agent I was dealing with was a Man of God. It came time for the delivery of the money and they needed an additional $1400 for the escort fees, which I refused to pay.