I recieved several calls today from phone number 666-8006. No area code was displayed on my caller id. The calls came to my cell phone.
When I answered, I was told that I was eligible to recieve a grant of $12,500 from the federal government because I paid my taxes on time.
I was sure that it was a scam, but I listened to the guy ramble on (which was hard because he had a very thick accent). He told me that I would be recieving a packet in the mail that would have all of the information that I needed and also have $500 of coupons that I could use or just take to the bank and cash them; BUT, leave $50 in the bank to cover the processing fee.
After all of this he wanted to verify my address. He had the wrong address. When I told him that he had the wrong address he obviously asked for my current address. I told him that before I went any further, I would like to research the company because I wanted to make sure that it was a legitamate offer. He asked if I had access to a computer and I told him yes, but not at the moment. He gave me a web address and phone number.
I then said that I had heard about different scams promising free government money and this is when the connection became very bad and the call was lost. Pretty fishy.
When I did go to the computer and look up this company, I found this website.
Even though I did not give Advantage America any of my new information or bank information, I did call my bank because some of the previous posts stated that Advantage America already had their bank info. My bank said that they had already recieved several complaints about this company and that they would monitor my account.
Beware of advantage america
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