Community Development Block Grant

Victim Location 35603

Total money lost $100

Type of a scam Government Grant

The person contacted me via Instagram pretending to be one of my family and telling me about about the Community Development Block Grant and how she received it. They then provide me a contact number to reach out too for an application. Once the so called application was done by a representative named Jeffrey Sterling, they then asked me to cash app $100 to $michjenni . Once I completed those steps they then said they needed another $800. That’s when I went to that Instagram person pretending to be my cousin and asked them personal information when they could not answer I knew it was a scam. I requested a refund but they declined it. I am now on my way to make a police report.

Victim Location 35603

Total money lost $100

Type of a scam Government Grant

The person contacted me via Instagram pretending to be one of my family and telling me about about the Community Development Block Grant and how she received it. They then provide me a contact number to reach out too for an application. Once the so called application was done by a representative named Jeffrey Sterling, they then asked me to cash app $100 to $michjenni . Once I completed those steps they then said they needed another $800. That’s when I went to that Instagram person pretending to be my cousin and asked them personal information when they could not answer I knew it was a scam. I requested a refund but they declined it. I am now on my way to make a police report.

Victim Location 65673

Type of a scam Government Grant

On Facebook, they sent a message through my friend contact list. They were claiming to be sent by my mother. They are from the Community Development Block Grant. They said I won $200,000. They have texted me several times. An Eric List was the person that wanted me to send them money so they can release the $200,000.

Victim Location 29456

Type of a scam Government Grant

Was contacted by someone from my friends list on Facebook messenger but the app said it was a different person than my the one in my friends list. They told me they received $100,000 free from the Community Development Block Grant. They provided me with a phone number from another state to text. That person requested a bunch of info to fill out their application all to be sent over text.

Victim Location 21237

Total money lost $1,400

Type of a scam Government Grant

Tues 4/7/30 I rcvd Facebook Msg from what I thought was a college classmate whom I had already friended, Bob Blythe. He told me about a grant program having rcvc $100K and gave me a link to follow, which opened up to another Facebook site Perporting to be the Community Development Block Grant, rep Williams D. Smith, he had me fill out a questionnaire, reviewed and indicated I was eligible. As I was walked through the process, I felt uncomfortable and relayed it to my ‘classmate’ who assured me that it was legit. I elected to submit $10K for a $500K grant. THe rep started to ask how I could transfer the funds, Bitcoins, Western Union, FEdex, Paypal.. I set up an account in paypal and was given the [email protected] e-mail to us for paypal. Paypal wasn’t working. Credit cared wouldn’t work. Ended up using MandT Bank Zerte program, Sent $1000 to [email protected], followed by $400, theyh wanted screen shots of each transfer. Couldn’t send more. The wanted to go the bank first thing in the morning, pull the cash and Fedex it to the OHIO addresss, just cash in the box. Once I scanned the receipt as proof of sending the cash, agents who have been standing by would deliver my grant and I was instructed to not tell anyone in order to protect the delivery agents. I checked my friends facebook page and determined that his was real and had been hacked and shadow friend was the one communicating with me. I also researched confirmed that the CDBP was a scam. I stalled on going to the bank and have since been receiving continuous messages from the Facebook entities, phone calls and txt msgs from the rep and fake classmate through Monday, 4/13. Conversation from Facebook messaging copied, pasted and attached.

Victim Location 21237

Total money lost $1,400

Type of a scam Government Grant

Contacted by Coast Guard Academy Classmate via Facebook Messenger, Hi how are you, Talked up program and provided a link to a grant program which, in turn opened up to a contact person and a background display of an agency. Once I hit the link, I was connected to an "agent" who the screened me, obtained info, ran it through their system, advised me that I was approved and proceeded to give me options to select size of grant based on a base submission of cash. Throughout this whole session, my supposed classmate wasstill messaging, reassuring me that it was legit and coaxing me to continue.We then went through several options for me to pay.

Fortunately, PayPal wasn’t loading up, my bank system wasn’t accepting his bank info, but I eventally forked ove $1400 using my bank’s Zelle pogram. Since I couldn’t complete the payment, I was instructed to send the payment in cash via FEDEX first thing in the morning an provide screen print of the receipt. I was then given instruction not to speak with anyone until after I had received my grant.

They caught me at an ideal time: I lost my wife to ALS 3 months ago, I’m sleep deprived and vulnerable. It was enough to suck me into the scam but as it played out, I obtained as much info as I could to report the scam. I would really like to talk to someone to flesh out the whole scam incident. I am still sleep deprived and trying to repoort it here is exhausting.

Williams D Smith.

[email protected] (PayPal e-mail)

Kamaldeen karaole [email protected] (Zelle e-mail)

Christina Tscherne 296 e 312th st willowick Ohio 44095

I am attaching a word document that contain the message strings and back ground info.

Even as I write this, the person that was walking me through the ‘grant process’ is on line right now waiting for me to scan and send a copy of the FedEx rcppt. I have more to share but this system only allows one attachment

Victim Location 40212

Type of a scam Government Grant

I was told about this Government Grant from a friend who apparently had their messenger account hacked.

Victim Location 14591

Type of a scam Government Grant

Have you heard about Community Development Block Grant?The grant is specifically for those who need assistance paying for medical bills,buying a house,school, starting business going to or even helping raise children with old and retired people,They are giving out free cash to help people, both the working and retired. I applied and got $200,000 from them was wondering if you heard about itWhen I paid $2000 for the stamping fee and I don’t have to pay it back. So I was wondering if you will be interestedShould i give you the agent link to contact ?https://m.me/agentWilliamJames1 Click on the link and message him telling him a friend ask you to contact on behave of winning money or text him on 3234724549 Have you get in touch with the claiming agent yet?

Victim Location 79084

Type of a scam Government Grant

Was promised a large sum of money for a small investment all in cash through fed ex mail