Victim Location 76541
Total money lost $250
Type of a scam Government Grant
Claim to be American recovery and claimed had a none refundable government grant for me but I had to pay a 250.00 registry fee.then gave me a code to call federal bank with number 3152200229 when I called this bank they claimed I needed to pay six hundred transfer fee to get my eight thousand dollar grant money deposited in my account. The lady from American recovery name was Cathy ext4457 her number was 2064862163 federal bank number I had to call was 3152200229
Victim Location 43068
Type of a scam Debt Collections
Andrew called from American Recovery and left a voicemail claiming to want to verify information. He did not state the company name. I called 513-296-2022 and "Amanda" answered. She does not say the company name. She says she cannot find my information and the lady I need to speak with will call me in the morning. I call back to get the company name and get Sara or Samantha who was the type of debt collector that acts condescending and rude even though their collection practices are heinous to say the least. She didn’t verify a lick of information with me and claimed to be serving the person I live with for collection on the debt as well, which I cannot imagine is legal. She didn’t even have his correct name. She had very old information and it sounded like she was making it up as she went along. She claimed a deputy will be serving me at my job for a debt that went from $1200 to $7000 to $10,000 supposedly with court and interest. I’ve had issues in the past with garnishment and never have they handled it this way. Whether this debt is valid is neither here nor there. My issue is that if this is legitimate their business practices are horrible and they need to be investigated. When I said to the last lady I spoke with she claimed they were in Brooklyn, NY. When I look up the name American Recovery there are businesses listed in NY, but none are listed in Brooklyn.They called from a 513 number, an Ohio area code, which she claimed was because they have accounts in Ohio through Verizon. I have never heard of anything like this and sincerely hope it is investigated to either shut down a scam business or make them adjust their business practices to be more legal. It seemed like she was just trying to get information out of me.
Victim Location 29609
Type of a scam Government Grant
202-240-4004 Received a call from this number offering a government grant. I have won a government grant because I do not have a criminal record. Won $9,000.00. Talked with Kyle West. He told me to go to Walgreens and give them $200.00 for a card and control number. Then it would cost me $800.00 for a over the state transaction fee. I will get $200.00 back along with the $9,000.00. Hung up on them.
Victim Location 33712
Type of a scam Government Grant
I was called by a person named Michael Johnson. Told me I’ve been awarded a government grant for $9000. told me that I had to send them $251 through Western Union.
Victim Location 13078
Type of a scam Government Grant
Received a phone call that out of 1500 people i was selected to receive a one time award of $7,800.00 because i have always paid my bills, no bankruptcy in the past 6 months, not a criminal. They asked where a convenient place would be for me to pick up this amount of money, like Walmart or Western Union. They also gave me a phone number 646-598-3874, to call back and give all of my information to. When I called the number out of curiosity it said that the Google subscriber was not available at the moment and to leave a message. I immediately called the ScamPulse.com to get information regarding the event. Luckily, they already have this information already in the system because someone else has called. Thank you BBB.