I got a phone call from these people earlier this week. Luckily, I knew right away it was a scam.
First, the number comes up unknown. When I answered the phone I heard three people on the phone (none of them spoke clear English). The man that did all of the talking spoke very fast and it was very hard to understand him.
They told me that I was qualified to receive a grant from the Federal Government since I was a United States taxpayer. They told me all I would have to do is fill out a few forms and they would then deposit the money into my account. That was all they had to tell me to know it was a scam, and I began to play along.
I started asking him questions and the man began getting irritated. I told him I would want a check instead of giving him my account number and he said they could not do that. I then told him I would need their address and phone number and he told me that he couldn't give me a direct number to him as he worked for the federal government and they can't give out their phone numbers (that is a complete and utter lie). The phone number he did give me (1-866-503-7305) is a fax machine. I called back just to check.
He then said they would call me back later in the day, but I think he knew that I was on to them as I have not heard back from them.
I went directly to the state police with this information I got from Advantage America. The Trooper said that I did a good job by not giving this company the smallest amount of information about myself and gave me the number for our attorney general's office. When I went home I contacted the attorney general immediately.
People we have to be smart. The Federal Government will NEVER contact you that you are eligible to reecive money from them. You will always be able to call someone working for the goverment, even if is not a direct line, you will be able to get a hold of that person one way or another. And NEVER EVER give your bank account or social security number to someone unless you know it is 100% safe. I don't ever give any information over the phone or the internet. It is too dangerous and this scam is a perfect example.
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