Victim Location 66614
Type of a scam Government Grant
I received a phone call 9/12/2016 from Grant Solutions LLC that if I would give them $1500. they would send me a grant for $60,000 to pay for a down payment on a house, pay medical bills, and credit card debt. I looked on the ScamPulse.com website and found what I copied here:
According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services as well as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), it is illegal for a company to ask you to pay to apply for or to increase your odds of being awarded a federal grant. Federal grants are awards of financial assistance to an individual and/or organization. Grants are used to carry out a government authorized purpose, and are not provided as personal benefits from the government or assistance. Grants are typically awarded to universities, researchers, law enforcement, cities, states, counties and non-profit organizations.
It goes without saying I do not believe I will do business with or give them my credit card number.
Victim Location 32303
Type of a scam Government Grant
I was contacted by a Marie Pierce stating that my husband and I qualified for a home improvement and medical bill grant. The grant was for $90,000 but we needed to pay $5,000 by credit card for taxes and fees to obtain the grant. She claimed to be from Grant Solutions I advised her I would contact her back after I spoke with my husband about the grant, she gave me this call back number of 844-539-8780 ext 6.
Victim Location 76040
Type of a scam Government Grant
i was contacted by phone by a individual claiming I was eligible for grants amounting up to $55000.00. These grants would be coming from fortune 500 companies. I would have to put up 7% (3800.00) on a credit card to put process in motion. This would be a form of capital leverage he said. I would have to go through 6 to 8 weeks of appointments (these would be any where from 30 minutes to an hour sessions on the phone) before grants would be approved. I did not agree to process but told him I would call him back. He insisted that he would call me back in 24 hours which will be at 2 pm on Friday may 5. He said he was with a co. called Grant Solutions in Scottsdale Az. I googled it but found no such co. He said their phone was 1 800 244 3842. I haven’t checked it out yet. He said his name was Kevin Mackle and his phone was 480 389 6379