Victim Location 32803
Type of a scam Government Grant
I think this is a case of someone using an authentic FB account to panhandle. I can’t get the real Barbara a message. So someone might want to warn her if you can!
Here’s the conversation on messenger:
Barbra Smith (BS for short): Hello
How you doing?
(note sentence structure or lack there of)
***: Well Barbra, thank you! Out running around the country! How about you?
(already suspicious)
BS: Good to hear that from you,i’m blessed Great news to Share with you Guess What?
(again, 2nd graders write better)
***: I’ll bite!
BS: Have you heard about the community development block grant?
***: No
BS: (wait for it…..)
oh The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program is a flexible program that was specially made to help old and young,retired,disabled, divorce, worker’s and non workers, self employed to maintained standard of living.
***: (now I’m getting torqued)
Ok, I’m old, disabled and divorced.
BS: I think I should suggest you the attorney private text number in charge of the grant?
(tries to set the hook but I’m the one fishing now – BS just doesn’t know it)
***: Just to be clear here. You want me to call an attorney about this program? That I don’t have a name for? With a number from
good old Barbra Smith?
BS:(BS just plows ahead in afterburner )
Here is the claiming Agent text number (925) 344-8922 text him now and let the know that you are ready to claim your individual application,do that right now and get back to me OK?
(just masterful writing! what a command of the English vocabulary and language!)
***: Looks pretty flaky to me “Barbara Smith”
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(I am tiring of messing with this [censored]. But ol BS ain’t done)
BS: He is a faithful man of god and honest man he help me out to get my grant and it was delivered to me within 24hours and am very sure his going to help you out as well.
(do I need to say more? no. but I got a big mouth and my folks taught us not to suffer [censored] and how to spot a goat in a flock of sheep! if you got ANY sense it ain’t hard!)
***: Yeah, I’m sure that’s as true as the fact that you are full of ***! You can’t spell, let alone put a sentence together in English! What a [censored]!
Btw, I’m broadcasting this conversation and reporting it to Facebook. Have a nice scam…..uh, day!
(Needless to say, I didn’t hear another word from good ol Barb!)