Victim Location 77396
Type of a scam Government Grant
"Good citizen individual grant"
"Survey Demografic"
D.c. washington caller id
Wanted credit card info
Wanted money order or cashcard of 300$
From walmart, walgreens, …
Damon Williams "grant officer"
Provided website www.nih.gov
Victim Location 53572
Type of a scam Government Grant
Said we received a grant for $14,566 but had to pay 199 up front
Victim Location 28052
Type of a scam Government Grant
Said I had been chosen for an Individual Grant. Free Loyalty Money for being a good citizen. In order to verify my identity I had to go to Walmart with $357 for a refundable voucher.
Victim Location 62040
Total money lost $25
Type of a scam Government Grant
I was called by this number and they said I was randomly chosen for an Illinois grant to receive monies. I answered some simple basic questions that required limited information. Then I was asked to purchase a google play card and call back. I purchased a Google play card online and called back. Then they started asking for a 20 digit number associated with my google play card. I was unable to provide this. I would like to know if this is legal.
Victim Location 38109
Type of a scam Government Grant
Called me about wanting me to go get a prepaid card for 350$ and they said it was a Grnt from NIH for 14,566. They ended up getting my ID and they also got a card number that was cut off.
Victim Location 20892
Type of a scam Government Grant
I supposedly had a grant coordinator called me from a business called NIH they said that they were a government funded program that Apple was the actual funder they give me a number contact number that told me that Grant would be worth $4,566 that guy’s name was Joe Williams his badge ID number was JW 2987 their contact number was 202 866-9083 extension number 2047. They told me the stipulations of the grant was to register by going to any location that sold Apple cards and put $400 on it and I could put the money into a Apple product or put it back to my checking account. They said once that was done they would deposit $14,566 into my account.
Victim Location 72416
Type of a scam Government Grant
They called two times before with no Awncer on the other side of the phone. When the lady with thick middle eastern accent did awncer she gave me a name, and told me they were from Bethesda Maryland and that I had been selected to receive a government grant. Then she swiched me to a supervisor joe Williams who was also with thick middle eastern accent rattled off a badge number. After about 15 minutes he asked me to give him my prepaid cc # then he finally said that I Needed to go and get an apple card and put money for a registry fee but after I was done with registration i could use it to buy anything apple with the card and that the money for the grant would be put onto the prepaid cc. When I told him that I couldn’t afford to do that he begged me to do everything I could to get the money. He even called me back to see if I had gotten the money or not. When he called back it sounded like a party atmosphere instead of a business.
Victim Location 49329
Type of a scam Government Grant
I was contacted about a grant for 14,566 that wouldn’t have to pay back for being a good citizen. I’m one of 800 people it is sponsored by Apple.
Victim Location 42330
Type of a scam Government Grant
Wanted me to buy 2 Apple iTunes cards for $100 each. They said I would get that money plus over 14,000 on my prepaid card!!!! Could barely speak English.