202-900-5555

I have been divorce for 2 years. They called me asking for me by my divorce last name. I disconnected the call and asked them not to contact me again.

They called saying that I was to receive an grant from the government.  Asked for bank info.  Its a scam!  Said his name was officer Eric Carter and his secretary Michelle Kay s phone number is 2029050702.  Beware its a scam.

got a call from this num, lady was talking about a goverment grant of $7000 that i qualified for and never had to pay back, I laughed at her, cut her off and said what do i have to pay to get this grant, she said it was  a one time fee of... cut her off again and laughed, I said since i have to pay a one time fee, take it out of the grant your sending me and mail me the rest, she hung up!! ha, straight up scam, don't give these guys a dime of your money....dont get mad, just laugh at them, telling these guys to remove your number isnt going to do anything, there scammers!

They keep calling, often not saying anything, or a poorly spoken english...

They called saying i was to get a $10,000 grant just for being a "good citizen" they said it would be a bank wire to wire transfer. All i had to do was confirm from details about my checking account. Before they could question me further i suggested they send me a check. Or better yet, use the federal ID code for my school and send the money directly to them. She hung up on me after that without any more questions!

I got a call from them saying that I was selected for 7,000 in grant money. As I have been going through the financial aid process recently (actually managing my stafford online at the time) because I decided to go back to school and pursue my master's in education through USC....anyways I thought it was plausible at first. But there were red flags all over the place so I asked for his department and employee ID number...he said he worked with the department of finances at 200 Independence Ave. West in Washington D.C. his name was Jay Tyler id# 1052642512. In the end...total [***], he said it had to be wire transfer, and that I could apply online for grants but then I'd have to pay those back...the wire transfers were completely tax free and I didn't have to repay. Glad I took a second to ask myself these questions even though I'd been dealing with grants and loans up the yingyang lately.

Looks like everyone is a good citizen!!! I got a call from this number,some indian dude told me im receiving it because i never had a conviction(grand theft)......so total SCAM!!!!

Same type of call from "David Smith" at 202 900-5555, offering a $7,000 grant due to having no criminal record, paying bills on time and not filing bankruptcy. Smith was calling to confirm my daughter's information but kept referring to me, her dad, as Ms. Miller.

When he said the US Treasury could not send a check, I really started messing with him. We called at 7:30 PDT and could't tell me what time it was in DC. I asked for his year of birth and he could not calculate his age. He called on Memorial Day but did not know the holiday. He was not aware that US Government was closed today. He would not tell me where he was born. He hung up when I told him it was a scam.

It's a scam.  The guy told me that he was from the Department of Grants for the US. I asked him if the grant he wanted to give me was approved by the US Parliament.  I got him to say, "Yes."  Honestly, though, some people might actually fall for this scam, and I know this will sound like profiling, but his accent was a little too off to be from the US, but his dialog was intelligent enough to fool people.  And strangely, the background noise sounds like a call center.

Made me think, "Maybe this guy is raising money for the next attack on our soil."

I think scam artists, since their motives are dubious at best, should be taken into custody on suspicion of aiding and abetting terrorism.  No more regular jail, no more fines.  You scam us, then you go away to a place where experts will determine your true motives.  Induced trauma be damned!  If you don't want to be treated like a terrorist, then stop funding them.

Makes sense, yes?  You think Homeland Security will read this, and take action against these [***]?  I hope so.

total scam.. i was told it was a 7000 grant just needed my checking account number when the ph disconnected i waited 4 a call back never recieved it and googled the number and found all these comments about this number...thanks guys and gals...wish we could scam them too

I was the idiot who gave them my bank info for my "free government grant." The man said he was calling from Washington D.C. and the area code checked out. Just trying to get myself through college and thought it was a blessing from out of the blue. I had another question and decided to call back. The operator told me that my INTERNATIONAL call could not be completed.

Changed all my info.
Don't do what I did.

I fell for the scam I received the call that sens I paid my taxes on time that the Government was rewarding me money with a grant worth $7,000 and all I had to do was donate $129.00. I did what they asked being as though I could use the funds to pay off some bills and catch up on my rent. I wired the money and gave them the tracking # from western union and waited for a phone call from someone in New York Finance Bank and never received the call. And the number is still active and the contact persons name is Michelle Kay. I had to wire the funds to India to a person named Veenia Kumari and what I found out from a co-worker is that back in India the 129.00 I just sent them from america is worth 11,000.00 and the tracking number from the western union I sent is not traceable I tried so I can stop it. So yeah its a scam and I was played like a grand piano.

i called yesterday to check on my mom, and she was so excited she said she received a phone call from US Treasury saying she will receive 7000 for paying her taxes on time. and all she had to do was send 129.00, so of course my mom is a church goer and thought this is really a blessing and send 129.00.I told her it was a SCAM she didnt believe me then i did my research and found all these stories, so i called back and told her. I felt sorry for her because she surely is struggling but wit God she is keepin it together.aNyways i wana know who is doin this so it could be stop. TOTAL SCAM

i did get this grants

ya,  i got a call frm  an unknown no, a guy name travis carter  spoke to me and said dat i am qualified to recived a grants 7000$ dat i don have to refunde it bak to govrnt,   he has a bad action and sounds wit diffrnt tune, i was so excited but  later on i came to kno dat der is no point of getting grants, as i kno hw de govt is broke...... and frm de way he  talk to me i can't realy belived him at alll, but wit all his ability be tried convencing me, den at last i said i want some verification as an writting he jst hang-up de phone,  i kno dey are indian's, hope  dey would soon relised wat dey doooo

Yesterday I got a call from a guy name Steven Moore and his phone # is 202-621-0402 with some kind of Indian accent and he told me that I am qualified for a goverment grant of $7000 that I never had to pay back. At first I believed him and he asked me if I had a bank account and I told him I don't have a bank account. Then he said we will send the money to your nearest Western Union and I said okay cool. After that he told me when I went to the Western Union I have to pay $230 in order to get the $7000. Then I told him I'll call you tomorrow. Then I told my mom about it and she told me its a scam because if they want you to get the money why did they want you to pay $230 why don't they just take $230 from the $7000 and give you the rest. Then I started to think about it how can a person with a f***ed accent work for the US government. Thanks to my mom I saved my $230. So don't believe this people when they call you just hung up on them. PEACE.

Got a call today from a blocked number saying i got a 7,500 grant for being a "good citizen" at first i believed it and i did give them my bank number which was a MISTAKE. This person was a girl with an accent and gave me that 202 436 9770 number to call with a access code. I did so and an indian man picked up claiming to be from the federal grant service. He told me to go to the nearest western union and give them 295 dollars. Luckily I didn't have that much money and told him ill call him back at the same number so i think that number is still accessible. DON'T BE FOOLED

yep just got the same phone call and had me all excited until i read this but the lady told me to call back tomorrow during business hours 11am-8pm eastern. something told me to research this and i found all these stories. they must have made there quota for the day because they told me to call back tomorrow because they couldnt release the funds. I think they seen that i wanted my money western unioned or they seen i didnt have no money to send they but they never asked me for money.

Just happened to me. The name was Lily Brown. #2029050360. Same western union story for a refundable 330 dollars.

I received a call from 202-470-0931 , the name of the guy is Mike Parker and he spoke a bad with a heavy accent in his English ! He said because I always pay my taxes that I was getting $7000 in government grant !!! BULL [***] ! It is a scam ! The number is a cell phone number and anybody can call that number ! I told him that he can keep my grant for himself do he can afford to go to school and learn how to speak English and get rid of his horrible accent !!!! He hang up on me !!! Lol ! I laughed so much !