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When I called it back it says no longer in service - just another aggravation!

This caller indicated I won $10000.00 grant. You can't win nothing if you never signed up. I just ended the call. Scammers I bet.

Something to keep in mind about all these continuing bothersome calls for surveys, so called charities and so called charity pickups despite asking them to remove you from their list:

Call centers have sprung up in my town that make use of the survey and the charity loophole around the do not call list; they have been a headache for law enforcement, emergency services, neighboring businesses and residential areas.  When I ask any patrolling officer in town about these call centers, they are quick to state their frustrations about the criminal activity that some of these call centers have brought into the area. Several law enforcement agencies regularly visit some of these call centers looking for warrant arrests etc.  I have heard from sources including from frustrated employees that work for these call centers complaining about the drug activity, vandalism of cars and neighboring businesses, break-ins and theft, drinking while on the job, smoke breaks are actually marijuana breaks, drunk driving, very dangerous driving, tons of tossed out litter of empty liquor containers, trash, food etc.  I’ve even heard that the mangers are also involved in criminal activities and have even preyed on their legitimate employees who are simply trying to eek out a living on horrible wages.  Also the operators are untrained in a very high turn around, poorly managed and dysfunctional work environment.

Also realize this when you call a companies’ customer service line and get horrible service from the call center that’s been hired by the company.  One time while on a call with our bank’s customer service, the operator was so loopy that it required ending the call and calling again to try and get someone else to help, think about that when you call a companies’ customer service and the conversation gets odd, off the wall and obtuse – you may be talking to an operator that’s drunk or on something.  After 6 months of getting a different and wrong answer to our ongoing problem each time we called our bank’s call center, we gave up and closed the account.

With so little police left in our town due to cutbacks, they can’t always respond to vandalism and break-ins when it’s witnessed as they have their plate full responding to the major emergencies, this allows the criminal activity free reign, the neighborhood becomes the hood.  Some insurance companies require proof of private security patrols before they will honor a claim due to vandalism or theft leaving the neighboring businesses off guard and uncovered.  These businesses also have the added cost to hire private security, install security systems/monitoring, upgrade lighting etc.  Then there are the dangers and headaches to the nearby businesses employees such as their cars being vandalized or broken into.  Some businesses simply give in, pickup and move out of town.

One of my neighbors owns a call center and he requires that his operators are bonded, but I guess there’s no laws requiring this – there should be.  Right now in my town it seems like anybody can start up a call center and hire questionable labor for cheap without much regulation.

I my efforts the past several years to try and get something done, I am most struck by the fact that there’s no real help, everyone is more worried about being sued than dealing with the obvious problem - you are on your own while the town is taken over by the crime these call centers bring into the neighborhoods....

Hello Everyone:
I can not believe people are still falling for this type of crap.  
First clue:  The US government will never volunteer to give you your money back much less free money such as grants... Trust me after 5 years fighting the IRS over a mistake they made, I know this.  
Second clue: Indian accent.  Every single person you speak to.  I am not prejudiced, but a US government office legally can not have 100% of the same race working.  It is against the affirmative action crap that was in affect at least the last time I bothered to check.
Third clue:  They gave my brother's name as the city name I live in?  
Fourth clue:  They asked for information that the government already has available to them through my previous tax returns, & would NEVER ask for over the phone,  bank account, social security , etc...
Fifth clue:  they were giving me a $9,000 grant because I pay my taxes, and live in Arizona as of December of last year.  I moved to Missouri in July of last year, & then to Colombia, South America.
Sixth clue:  Why would you need to pay anything to receive a grant from the government without filling out reams of red tape?
I humored them to see what all they would try.  I can not afford to waste my money on stuff like this, and I am not falling for scams if I can avoid it.  I hope this helps you all avoid the same thing.

Getting tired of these people calling my number not leaving a message  .they need to STOP this

Said I was chosen after my application was received to get $9,000 grant from United States government I was given a second number to call. To finish the processing of my grant with a control number.

Scam. They said I get $9,000 from the US government. Yeah I will believe that when pigs fly.

So they have called 4-5 times over a 6 month period. Each time they go through their story about how since I filed my taxes on time and have not filed bankruptcy the government picked 1700 folks to get free money that was not necessary to be repair. They said I was to get 9000.00. Each time they call its a different amount. I knew in advance it was a SCAM. So I played along. They wanted to verify information like address, name, DOB, etc. I have them false information. Of course they claimed that matched their records. Stupid [***]. They said I could give them my bank account number and they would put the money directly into my account. Right.......... Or they could put it on a Mastercard or Visa. Right............ Or I could go to Western Union location and get cash for a handling fee. Right..................I could hear dozens of voices in a call center. They man had a heavy Indian accent and had to repeat things multiple times. Finally they put me on the phone with a supervisor that would walk me through the process of going to Western Union, give them a 'code' to collect my money. They code would be their account number for the fee. Once their, one of their folks would get on the phone to handle the instructions which means they would tell them to take your money.
Dont fall for these SCAMS. F*CK the Indian call centers.
I played along to waste their time until I finally told them while I had them on the line I pulled up their number and read off information about their SCAM. You will likely be surprised but they actually hung up on me? Wha??????? :-)

They called from some type of call center. There was a lot of background noise. Said they were the government and I got a $9000 grant. When I said I couldn't understand him and asked for a number to call him back for a better connection he hung up.

ya i know samthing happened to me too.

When I call back the number to see who was calling there was a no longer working message.  I am unable to answer the phone at the time of day they are calling.

Scammers trying to get you hooked on lowering credit card interest which is a scammers way of saying, iwil get your personal info and scam you BIG TIME!! Also received a second call two minutes after that call claiming to be a psychic in Dallas,Texas who will help you with all your money problems. This is total nonsense and BS., do not fall for this garbage. Psychic business on northwest highway in Garland, Texas. Business name is "psychic Readings". Stay away from these crooks and hang up the phone and call states attorney general.

told to stop calling he said NO

just called agin