Victim Location 80124
Total money lost $2,040
Type of a scam Government Grant
On Monday, September 12, 2016, I was approached by a friend who informed me that he had collected $400,000 through a program called Global GRANT FUNDS OFFER. There were several individuals involved in this. I am not sure if my "friend" was somehow involved, but his name is Spence Walden. He is local to the Denver area. The first thing I was instructed to do was to send $2,000 via MoneyGram to someone named Bukola *** whose was located in Sagamu, Ogun State, Zip Code-23437 (apparently in Nigeria). When I sent it, I received a call from MoneyGram that this transaction was placed on hold. When I called to find out why, I was asked all kinds of very personal questions regarding Mr. ***, none of which I knew the answers to. When MoneyGram checked, they told me I would be refunded all charges including fees and I was refunded. Then my "friend" told me he encountered something similar and I was to do everything I was instructed to do to the letter and I did. When I got this refund back, I was given two US names and locations – Carmen L. Colon, Newark, NJ 07107 and Cammie Aguilera, Idaho Falls, ID, both of whom I was to send $1,000 and once again on the advice of my friend, I did. Then I received a lengthy message with a substantial sob story about an accident, death, injury, etc. and then "they" wanted an additional $5,000 telling me that the $200,000 I was supposed to receive upon paying $2,000 was being held for ransom of all things. I told them to go to hell and I would not pay it. I also told them I did not believe a word of their sob story because I had heard of those types of stories before. Now I’m out the $2,000 with no hope of ever getting it back. I want these people caught! I have another name associated with Citizen’s bank – William C. Whitfield. I never did any transactions with him. All of this has been reported to MoneyGram and my next step will be to file a police report as soon as I figure out which agency to file it with.