Victim Location 62002
Type of a scam Government Grant
Said was entitled to 9800 in grant money, just need to send 150.00 activation fee by buy eBay cards totaling 150.00.
Victim Location 43203
Type of a scam Government Grant
I had applied for loans online. I got a call from the US Grant Dept. They wanted me to buy gift cards. $200 for PPI for a $15,000 loan. I was scammed twice last year when I was promised a loan and I paid them but I never got the loans. He said I had to pay the money because he was out of state.
Victim Location 21034
Type of a scam Government Grant
Said i won $9000 but have to go to Walmart
Victim Location 29615
Type of a scam Government Grant
Federal Grant. On the initial call was told to call the phone number to release the grant which was $9,700.00. I called back 562-912-3597 and they gave me a grant number 667501. I received the grant because I had been a good citizen, have not filed bankruptcy.
Victim Location 53224
Total money lost $100
Type of a scam Government Grant
I received a call about the IMF Grant saying that I qualified for $35,000. They first asked for $100 to be placed on iTunes cards. I ended up sending $100 through MoneyGram.
Victim Location 83501
Type of a scam Government Grant
Caller said I was eligible for a $10,000 Federal Grant from the US Grant Dept. I was told to call phone # 206-400-7044. They gave me a Grant Code: BL234 that I was to give to the person answering my call. They asked how I wanted to rec my $10,000 cash. I said to mail a check to me. They said they couldn’t do that because there had been too many people who hadn’t rec’d there check in the mail. The options they gave were to give them a check or savings acct #, debit or credit card acct #, or a Walmart (closest to me) where they could transfer the cash to me.