Victim Location 96816
Type of a scam Government Grant
All contacts by text message on personal cell phone and one email with personal info. Original contact from "Tom Palmore"(a classmate I remember from art school in Phila. not heard from since 1967.) He said he’d received a 6-figure ‘private grant’, and that I ought to apply, giving me a contact number. Ultimately after a flurry of messages, my contact became "Ken Herman Sr." (405)380-9464. As I tried to get more info about the Private Grant, for which I supplied almost no qualifying information, the clincher was a list of "grants" available. (1.Pay $2000, Get $50,000.
2.Pay $4000. Get $100,000. etc. up to 10.Pay $25,000. Get $500.000.) At this point I caught on, and stopped communicating. That ended my communication with "Ken Herman Sr." I felt foolish for spending time on a scam. That occurred a week ago, Aug. 10. Today, Aug. 17, Ken Herman has attempted by phone message to get me to apply again for the "Grant". I replied that I know it’s a scam and that I’ve reported it.