I had the pleasure of talking to several people from the US Grant Department out of Illinois over the past 2 weeks. I can assume English wasn't their primary language, which isn't the issue in this case. The most recent number was 282-726-2524. Anyways, I decided to play with them today. The gentleman stated he was from the US Grant Department and I was approved for $7000. They gave me an approval number and a call back number and options on how I was to receive my grant monies.
So I called this number 202-905-0360 Washington DC, which I then spoke with a lady that repeated my address and such. She then verified how much grant monies I was to be getting and how I would be receiving it. I stopped her to ask her if there was anything to pay up front. Of course I know the answer to this, yes it was to be a $200 deposit which will be donated to some made up charity.
I am laughing to myself at this point, cause I know where this is heading. Been there, done that. I thanked the lady for her time, and let her know I was reporting this scam. I disconnected the call there after. I don't blame the agents for this, they are like everyone else... Trying to get by with any job available.
As they all say, if it's too good to be true, it probably is. I just wanted to see how far this would go so I could report this. I hope this helps anyone out there about to give their hard earned money away. If you have to give money up front for money, it's probably a scam. They will milk you for as long as they can. Good luck to all.
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