Received a telephone call from a guy by the name of Gary Taylor phone number 202-391-0961. Ben stated he was from a government agency calling because I qualified to receive a free government grant in the amount of $7,000.00. He gave me a ID# ML357 and told me to call a guy by the name of Ben Taylor to give
Ben my ID#. I called Ben Taylor and he told me in order to receive this grant that I had to make a deposit of $120.00 through western union. He said that it was to help the homeless in India. He advise me to go to western union and send the money to Delhi India, in the name of Rekha Kaur. He stated that it would cost only $10.00 to send it. He stayed on the phone with me and told me to tell the agent I was sending the money to a friend and it would only cost me $10.00 to send it. I sent it and gave Ben the MTN#8179368370. Ben said that I would receive a call from a Kathryn Smith from the Reserve Bank of New York with in fifteen minutes after I hung from him. I did not receive a call from Ben, so I called him back. He stated that the bank had closed and Kathryn Smith would be calling me the next day at 11 am. It was Saturday, October 01, it was close to twelve o'clock, A lady by the name of Kathryn Smith calls me from 646-651-4673. She told me that I had to make another deposit of $385.00 in order to receive the free grant money. She stated that it was to guarantee the money would be sent to my checking account fifteen minutes after I make the transfer. She said that I would receive the $385.00 back and in all I could expect $7,385.00 to be deposited into my checking account. I had given her and Ben my checking information. My routing number and account number to my bank. Kathryn said to send the money same as I did before as Ben instructed me to. I sent the money again through western union and the agent did not ask any questions. It was $10.00 to send the money to Delhi India again in the same name, Rekha Kaur. Mtn#9529213418. I called Kathryn back and gave her the MTN# and she told me to check my account within two hours. I did not receive any money transferred into my account. I called Ben and he pretended that the transaction would be there. I call them back all week long from different cell phone numbers of my friends and family in order to get in contact with them because they would not answer when they seen my cell phone number pop up. Finally they got irritated with me calling and gave me the number to another woman who supposedly work at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Her name was Kathryn too. I called her @ 646-217-0277, and it took almost a week to get in contact would her. She kept telling me that I had to make a deposit of $485.00 first. I clearly explain to her that I had already made a deposit of $520.00 plus $20.00, to send it. They want take any of my calls. I left messages on their phones letting them know that I am not going to just let them have my money like that. I have also reported this to the Governor of India. I will call to make sure he received my email regarding the western union fraud. I also have reason to believe that some of the agents at the western union are also involved with these scammers. It's was too easy to send the money to India with no concerns or questions. It is not that easy sending money to love ones.
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