Victim Location 29708
Type of a scam Government Grant
This message was sent to me supposedly from a known friend on Facebook. It appears to be a scam which I nearly fell for until I did some research online.
Here is the agent text number *** *** text him right now that you heard this from me and you are ready to apply for the grant.
You can also click on the link and text the agent directly through messenger.
***
Victim Location 14809
Type of a scam Government Grant
Called and offered $6,000 but need my card information or bank card number I told,them I don’t believe it and don’t trust it cuz if its to good to be true it usually is
Victim Location 63601
Type of a scam Government Grant
I received a message on messenger stating I had been approved a government grant. I was asked to call a number to claim the grant.
Victim Location 65542
Total money lost $1,000
Type of a scam Government Grant
These people called stating I had been approved for a government grant, I paid processing fees of $1000.00. They later requested an additional $2000.00 which I explained I did not have, they then said they would send me a check to cover it and to call them as soon as I was able to deposit the $4000.00 check into my bank. The bank alerted me that this is a known scam.
Victim Location 85616
Type of a scam Government Grant
I was called by a woman who stated this was a free grant of $9000. I was asked for visa or checking account. I stated no way. I was told to call her manager who will give me the information how to receive the grant. She gave me the number to call. It sis a Washington D C phone number. I hung up and reported it to BBB.
Victim Location 96789
Type of a scam Government Grant
Consumer called:
I received a restricted call from a live female who told me to call a number and give them a code of AN250 to get a one time $9,000.00 government grant. I have to call them so I can tell them if I want my grant to be paid via money order from Walmart or Walgreens
Victim Location 38125
Type of a scam Government Grant
Name: oluwafemi shokanlu
country: Nigeria
State: Ogun
zipcode: 23431
they stated that I was approved to send through western union from Walmart…and I will received 100,000.00 in 24 hrs.then they sent a note stsating: DO NOT INFORM ANYONE AT THE MONEYGRAMOR WESTERNUNION ABOUT YOURGRANT MONEY SO THE IRS WILL NOT DEDUCT 25% OF YOUR WON MONEY AS TAX FUND, DO YOU UNDERSTAND. So went back to the person that stated they were my classmate and ask them to call me.. They stated that kinda busy now manage to text you cause of the success..they are using Facebook Angela Bonner
Victim Location 82601
Type of a scam Government Grant
called said i was selected for this once in a lifetime grant of $7,000 just had ti get a $150 steam card where the money would be transferred and the $150 would be reimbursed. when i asked why they couldn’t just apply it to mt net-spend card they said something about tracking how i spent the money i asked then if it was free why did they need to know what i did with the money? if i didn’t have to repay this then it was none of their business what i do. they went into some long tail about using this for things of the illegal nature is why. then told them that i would have to wait until next week on payday to get the card they wanted. thinking that i will just give them some random number for this card to get a reaction. these type of people need to get some back what they are dishing out, don’t you think so i feel that i should be able to mess with them and waist their time too.
Victim Location 22630
Total money lost $45,000
Type of a scam Government Grant
Year ago I have received message from my friend saying that she had won Government Grant in the amount of $200,00.00
I congratulated her.She said you can apply too,maybe you will win too and she gave me the agent tel.number.I applied and in very short period of time they said I am eligibale to receive $100,00.00,but I have to pay $600.00 dollars for delivery.I sent this money by money gram and it was a begining of the ripping me off.They would ask for more money to send them.They used my friend’s name to incourange me to pay them money.In the end of this ordeal I found out that my friend never had won any grant they used her name, her voice to con me.I did trust my friend and gave her my personal info.Scammer used it for fake transactions to my credit card account.My" friend "convinced me everything will be legal and asked me to do some errands in order to receive faster my grants.
My debt in my credit card is 45,000.00.And my Chase bank doesn’t want to help me with this debt.
Victim Location 32778
Type of a scam Government Grant
I received a phone call from a place that says they are giving out $9,000 for grant for government one time thing they gave me a code Ag706 and told me to go to Walmart to pick up my $9,000 and they gave me a number 240-560–2588 and said when I go to Walmart to pick up my money I have to pay $200 to get a card from Walmart and then they would reimburse me along with the $9,000 they were going to give me in the same day when they found out I didn’t have $200 they hung up on me
Victim Location 15203
Type of a scam Government Grant
Consumer was chosen to receive a grant but was informed to go to Western Union and pay, $215.00 for the grant. They also start that they were contacting him via an old email address that the consumer does not use any more.
Victim Location 25508
Type of a scam Government Grant
I was contacted by telephone and this foreign speaking lady told me that the government randomly picks 16 indivuals each year for government grants in the amount of $7900 dollars and that I had been chosen because I had no prior arrests or filed for bankruptcy and for that reason I was to receive a federal grant and how did I want it by check, cashiers check,, or by direct deposit, or by mail and she gave me a code of somekind to validate the federal grant and told me to be sure to give it to the case manager that handles the grant money and she gave me a phone number to the federal grant case manager and it was 360-203-0368 and also the number that she called from was an invalied number and it was 202-147-5555. I didn’t follow thru with it because I felt that it sounded to good to be true nobody is going to give you $7900 dollars, they have continued to call and call and I just hang up and refused to answer the call. I didn’t receive anything because I didn’t go that far, I didn’t call that number I was afraid to so I just let it go.
Victim Location 78022
Type of a scam Government Grant
Received a phone call from 830-406-3443 was told I qualified for a government grant of 9000$ was given money tracking number WK1102 and a name of Steven Brown ext 1016. Sounded good at first did not give them any info they had my basic information already name, number, address. Mr. Brown told me to call 646-598-3340 and give them tracking number and his name. When I called the above number I spoke to a man giving the name David Bell eat 100501202, again I gave him no info but my first and last name and he had the rest. Mr Bell told me all I needed to do was go to a Walmart or Western Union but take 100$ to purchase a card. I was told not to do anything before calling him back to the 646 number and ext he gave me. This is where it sounded real funny to me so I blocked both numbers and contacted BBB.
Victim Location 97420
Type of a scam Government Grant
Someone called me saying I was chosen out of 1500 people to get 9000.00 all I had to do was send 250.00 to get it. SCAM!
Victim Location 02124
Type of a scam Government Grant
that the government issue me a grant money for 9,400 dollars and that I have to register in order to receive the money in the amount of $250 but will be refunded with the grant amount, the agent I name is jerry Thompson from martin California extension 210 I just would like to know if it’s legitament
Victim Location 62858
Type of a scam Government Grant
Called me said I was chosen to get government grant for 9000 had to call this number to receive grant money called said to get apple iTunes card and load 250.00 dollars on it before I could receive grant
Victim Location 49017
Type of a scam Government Grant
I got a call about a "Government Grant." The one from yesterday was from a Michigan number (616-765-4666) but claimed to call from Washington. The number that I am reporting is from the Washington area code, in order to make it more legit. Both callers had an Indian accent and claimed to be calling about a $9,000.00 grant that I was awarded for not being in trouble with the law. I let the first one speak to get some information about how they work. I was given a claim number and told to call a second individual (202-670-5421) from the "Senior Accounting Office" who instructed me to go to Walmart and buy an activation card for $100.00 for the Federal Reserve Bank. He said that once I activated the card, the $100.00 would be refunded together with the $9,000.00. A Google search showed that the number is from a VoIP phone, which is a residential phone number connected to a computer. The second guy was very rude and pushy, trying to convince me to go to Walmart. Once I got the information on how they work, I hung up on him and posted it to Facebook so my friends would be aware of the scam and share the information with others.
Victim Location 79606
Type of a scam Government Grant
The caller said that I was eligible for grant but I had to send two hundred dollars to get the money.
Victim Location 79606
Type of a scam Government Grant
I was told i am eligible for a government grant but first I have to purchase a two hundred dollar itunes card and send the caller money through western union.
Victim Location 16847
Type of a scam Government Grant
I just recived a call at 6:00 p.m. on 1/17/2017 from a man who said I was picked by goverment for a grant of 9,000.00 for being a good person all I have to do is call 206-212-1934 so I called Cindy Willson told me to go to Dollar General Store and buy a ItuneCard for 300.00 and I have to stay on line with her and I will recive 9300.00 in a grant and will not have to pay it back lol.my claim # is CL1078 and any one can use this # so I am not to give it out lol I told her I do not have money tonight Will have it at 3:00 p.m. on 1/18/17 lol I am to call her back then
Victim Location 98647
Type of a scam Government Grant
told me i had been given a government grant because i had a clean record and paid my bills on time. told me to call this number when we hung up #360-795-1128
Victim Location 78538
Type of a scam Government Grant
Callers had personal information of mine. They keep calling my phone from different numbers they have a
Accent. They say I was qualified for a goverment grant
Victim Location 99216
Type of a scam Government Grant
I was contacted by phone saying I was approved for a 7800 dollar grant. I was given a grant approval Id and was given the 2nd phone number to speak with a Robert Hernandez ext. 109. There I was told I would be able to have the money sent to me to the Wal-Mart near me. I’ll I needed to do is have 270 dollars for the registration fee to make it so I was exempt on having to pay taxes on the 7800 dollar grant that’s free gov money and I shouldn’t have to pay taxes then anyways. Or then why can’t that come directly out of the grant. Cuz he says it’s refundable as well. So I called ScamPulse.com to find out how to report this scam. As I know it is cuz I shouldn’t have to send money to get a gov grant. And I’m unemployed and have no income and no way to come up with 270 dollars anyways.
Victim Location 27406
Type of a scam Government Grant
Consumer received phone call they toll her she qualify to receive a “free grant" in order to received $9.200 she have to send $200 dollars in a iTunes card for registration fee.
Victim Location 99022
Type of a scam Government Grant
They told me I was to receive a government grant in the amount of $92000.00. They gave me a I.D. number and told me to call 206-946-8172 and they would instruct me on how to collect the money. they asked if I wanted it sent to my bank account or receive cash. I didn’t give my bank account so they said they would get the money to me through Wal-Mart. I hung up and called BBB.
Victim Location 01020
Total money lost $1,300
Type of a scam Government Grant
I spoke with Emily by phone saying I was approved a 12,00000 grant by the government.She then told me the details in how to use the grant money,home improvements,vehicles,business or education.I said okay and was trans or connected to another male saying please send us $290 dollars for the processing fee. You need to get a Itune gift card, Then he redirect me to finanicail department requesting $900.89 dollars so be can put your grant into your bank. .So I got another gift card. Then he says you need to pay IRS $2198.00 dollars. I called FTC and report Scam but loss a lot of money..I had no idea about Government Grants and got scammed by phone and the FTC says money is gone and it was phoned in a different country.
Victim Location 35462
Type of a scam Government Grant
They said that the goverment chose me to receive $7000 but for every $1000 i have to pay $37.00 but it will be refunded i have to go to walmart and do a money gram and i will receive the money in 10 minutes
Victim Location 32267
Type of a scam Government Grant
I received a phone call from 202-470-0611 ext. 115 by the name of Lawrence Kelly stating Ihad been selected to receive a goverment grant in the amount 7000 – Send 250 for deposit through a moneygram and they would send 7000 right back.- It is once in a lifetime opportunity from the govermwent.