Victim Location 53027
Total money lost $150
Type of a scam Government Grant
I got a call from a man from United Government Funds (Government Grant ARRA) on Saturday, 5/19 asking if I can get a deposit of $9,700 and they let me choose either cash or debit card, and I picked debit card. Then he transferred me to that number which is 1-315-820-1392 to a lady name Leena Wood in order for them to deposit me $9,700 plus $300 activation which equals $10,000 onto my debit card. I gave them my debit card information (16-digit number, Exp. date, and CVV Promo code). This person Leena Wood and the bank people from Government Grant ARRA wants me to purchase $300 Google Play gift card in order for them to deposit $10,000 onto my debit card, first of all, I don’t have $300 on me, so I asked Leena Wood if I can pay $50 Google Play card, she said sure, I gave her a $50 Google Play gift card code number so she and the bank people can deposit $9,750, then all of the sudden she wants me to buy $150 which I bought a $100 Google Play gift card, and I gave both of the $50 and $100 Google Play gift card’s code and now all of the sudden they are telling me I need to add $50 as of raising the money which equals up to $200, and I said, "Emm emm, no way, $9,850 out of $10,000 is all I need for them to deposit, and when I talked to that lady name Leena Wood, she was not being honest about how it works b/c I did what she tells me to do exactly, and then she’s telling me very suddenly that I didn’t do good enough after I did exactly what she told me to do. Leena Wood was rude and very insubordinate to me and my friend on the phone, and we both don’t trust Leena and the government grant bank people, b/c either $9,700 or $9,850 out of $10,000 is all I need for them to deposit. But they wanted me to purchase $300 Google Play gift card in order for them to deposit $10,000 instead of $9,700. I’m like no way b/c I don’t have $300, and Government Grant ARRA is calling me to deposit $9,700 and wants me to purchase $300 Google Play gift card so they can deposit $10,000 instead of just giving me $9,700 as a deposit for free. I checked my $50 and $100 Google Play gift card balances, and they took it all.