November 19th I received a phone call from a woman claiming she was from a company named "Advantage America". She claimed her company would be able to set me up with a government grant totaling $12,500. She also claimed I would receive a sign up bonus of $500.
The way she explained it to me was, I sign up with Advantage America for a one time fee of $49.95 and her company will do the rest to get me setup with the grant. I was told I'd receive the sign up deposit of $500 immediatley before the $49.95 was taken out of my banking account.
Of course I had to supply this stranger with my bank account number before any of this could take place. Me being the trusting person I am, did so. Luckily for me I decided to check out the company before any transactions went through. I was able to identify the company as a scam (through usacomplaints.com) and get my bank account cancelled and reopened with a new account number before being ripped off.
I found it strange that a woman with a heavy middle eastern accent could have a name like "Tina Parker" which is ultimatley what got me suspicious. Along with the fact that it all seemed too good to be true.
Thanks usacomplaints.com!
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