202-559-7875

They said there were calling from the us treasury Dep. and my husband was selected to receive a grant for $7,000 but needed my new address and other info but would not verify who they were. Anyone know anything?

They said they were calling from the US Treasury and Finance Dep. and my wife was selected to receive a grant for $7,000 but needed her bank info. [***]?

they called me today and said they needed me to send 99 dollars  and in 45 mins the money would be on my card.

wanted to give me a grants of 7000$ itz a scam

Was told to call this number(202 559 7875)  to get a govenmetn grant of 7000. Looks like a fraud. BEWARE

they call me and they wanted me to send 99 dollars to india...i think it is a scam.

I recieved a call from this phone number and the caller claimed to represent the US Treasury Dept. He claimed I would get a $7,000, once in a lifetime grant, if I gave him certain information. He claimed I was chosen to recieve this grant money because I have paid my taxes on time for the last 30years and I have not filed for bankruptcy in the past 6 months. He asked me how many children I have, how old I am, my marital status, my mailing address, and my zip code. If in fact, this was a legitimate call, I believe the Treasury Dept. would have all of this info on file. The caller had a heavy accent, possibly Indian or Pakistani, and asked that I call 1(202)559-7678 and ask for John Smith, to verify my info using the Grant # he had given me. I did call out of curiosity, and John Smith also had the same heavy accent, I hung up................. I am pretty convinced that this is a scam.
Thank You,
Kolette Prendiville

I just had the same thing happen but to call Ricky Johnson at 202-621-0410...Same heavy accents. They had my address and only asked my age and marital status.  I called out of curiosity and "Ricky" asked if I could call back in an hour.  I asked if he could verify he worked for U.S. Treasury and this was not a scam....he said he could when I call back.  I plan to call back in an hour, but am sure it's a scam like the rest.

def a scam i told this so called john to mail the 7000 to me and he kept tryin to get my bank info, then asked me to drive to a western union to send 99 dollars. bunch a bull crap i stayed on the line to get a laugh i know this is a scam

Received a call from this number and could hear the background noise of a telemarketers...ran number on google and got this site.  Total scam...do not bother...gave them all new information but it was all incorrect...lmao!!!!!!   :P

I just received a call from a man with strong accent, stating that I had been selected to receive $7,000. He wanted me to give my age, confirm my address, and asked how long I lived there, how many children I had and my marital status. Then he asked me to call Richard Lee to verify the confirmation number he had given me. He stated that I was required to make a $99.00 contribution to the Inter-American Charity Foundation. He then asked me how I would like to receive my money; on a credit card or debit card. I told him I preferred that he mail it to me, and that I would be more than happy to donate $99, once I received the $7,000 and it cleared my bank. I also told him that I was pretty sure that he was calling from a call center located out of the country. He stated that he was located  at 200 Independence Ave, Washington, DC 20201. The phone number he requested that I call was (202)621-0282. His name was Joy Hernandez and he stated that he was with the Finance & Treasury Dept of the US Government. I knew from the beginning that it was a scam, but stayed on the phone, long enough to get as much information as I could from him. I also told him that I was going to research this online, before calling anyone. I don't intend to call Richard Lee!! He never asked me for any financial info, but maybe that was because I was suspicious from the beginning.

yeah, exact run down that happened to you guys. $7000 1 time thing, i paid taxes on time etc, but it showed the number on my phone as "unknown". i found this page by googling the "department" and street address they gave me. they spent so much time trying to convince me that they were from washington by telling me their address over and over. and got angry when i asked them why i was selected. at one point the girl was yelling at me "BECAUSE YOU PAID YOUR TAXES ON TIME! NO BANKRUPTCY IN 6 MONTHS! YOU HAVENT BEEN CONVICTED IN 6 MONTHS!". it was crazy. but when i said lots of people meet that criteria, why me out of them, she wouldnt answer. then i got her "supervisor" with a slightly better accent, but still rubbish american sounding, and he said the same stuff. after a while i just said to send me the info in the mail, and he confirmed my address (damn!) and said he would. my phone was a brand new number (8 years ago that is) and i made the mistake of entering the number on a website 1 time, and a week later got spamed with telemarketers from home loans to viagra. did my best to get off their calling list, but their was a new company calling always calling. so basically for years after that each company sold my number to another company, over and over, and im sure thats how this scam got my number and info.

ya this lady named kristy said the same lame crap.no way would this be true...so scary that they knew so much about me. well dont be dumb and fall for it..

I didn't ID the calling number but was asked to call back and speak to John Romero at 202-621-0415 to get an explanation and arrange for payment.  No, I'm not going to call.  I would say the telemarketer was Russian and could definitely hear a bunch of other telemarketers talking in the background.  They knew my name and home address and my direct number at work.  So, as other posters have observed, the info was probably obtained from purchase of other call lists.

I got this scam message from a very southern speaking woman who said I could get 7000.oo dollars because I paid my taxes and wasn't behind in my mortgage payments.

it is a scam I am an officer in Florida and have been dealing with these people scammin my citizens

i received several calls from3155674550,2029050699,& 2127773455 telling me that if i pay $129 & $375 to india,delhi Ekta Monga thru western union that i will recieve $7375 in my account in 20 minutes. Well its been two days & i havent received any goverment grant yet. What can i do?

I aiso got call from 202-905-0699 saying to send $129 and I will get once in lifetime grant of $7000 I know its a scam why would I have to send money to get free money and not have to pay it back . This is the secound time this happened to me .

I recieved a call just like those above, same exact descriptions of words and events. I am calling now to close bank account just to be safe, I do a lot of online business. I think it is interesting the many times that it was repeated to me to not discuss this grant or anything with anyone or to the folks at westren union. Then to ask me to call them back when I get to the westren union to recieve the recievers information. hmmm..... so sad!

just got a call from the "us treasury" said i had quqlified for a $7000 grant. was given the same reasons for qualifying, no covictions, no bankruptcies,blah blah could not use the money for drinking smoking gambling or for illegal purposes.  When I asked if there was a web sight or ohine number so i could verify before giving my info i was told i wasn't to tell anyone about it. when i insisted on a web or phone to verify the guy become very upset that i would not confirm my info first, he said, "Do you want the money or not lady?" told him i would love the money but wasn't going to give my info without verifying first. He said, "Then you can't have the money and hung up.