Victim Location 71078
Type of a scam Government Grant
SCAMMER NOTIFIED ME THROUGH A FRIENDS ACCOUNT. STATED SHE WAS THE FRIEND. BEGAN TO TELL ME ABOUT A GRANT OFFER AND THEN REFERRED ME TO AN AGENT. THE AGENT EXPLAINED A GRANT OFFER THAT INVOLVED ME USING MONEY GRAM TO SEND $1,000.00 TO AN ADDRESS IN LAS VEGAS NEVADA AND IN RETURN I WOULD GET $50,000 IN THE MAIL. I AM AN 80 YEAR OLD MAN WHO DIDN’T KNOW ANY BETTER. LUCKILY THE MONEY GRAM WAS STOPPED IN TIME AFTER I TOLD MY SON WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET IT, HOWEVER THE PARTIES WILL NOT STOP HARASSING ME. SINCE I GAVE THEM SOME PERSONAL INFO SUCH AS MY EMAIL AND PHONE NUMBER, THEY ARE CONTINUALLY MESSAGING ME AND CALLING ME. A FEW DAYS LATER I RECEIVED AN ANONYMOUS CHARGE ON MY CARD FROM MOTHER DEMOCRACY. NOT SURE IF IT RELATED BUT SURE IS ODD.