(202) 470-3477

Hey,I just received a call from Steve who was calling from the United States Gov't Grants Department stating that I would receive $5000 in grant money for Home Improvements, medication or my Education.  He ask to verify my name, address and age.  Suzanne Berry from the accounting department is who I should contact between the hours of 11:30am - 5:30pm (even though I was direced to call when he hung up right away!). The # provided was 202-684-6461 .  ASK QUESTIONS AND DO NOT GIVE ANYONE YOUR BANKING AND OR PERSONAL INFORMATION...

This is too funny being that I am a very alert person. I get the all today and this Indian Guy I dont even think he said a name, but anyhow he sells me the story about me not having a criminal background the goverment specially selected me, for this $7000. He didnt say I had to pay anything but he tried to confirm my info and all I kept saying was yeah yeah yeah. So then he comes with the we can get it to you in 45 minutes if you want to give me your credit card, prepaid card or Bank acct#. First off he had a accent so thick he didnt understand himself, Being that I do have a criminal background I was tickled inside being he was trying to be serious enough to try to convince me I am qualified for FREE money. Yeah Right. I can barely get a snicker bar on credit. So anyhow, I tell him I dont do banks or credit cards just send the check to the address he stated. He said ok but it will take from 4-5 to 14 business days. I said do you mean from 4-14 dyas he said no 5 working days. I said ok give me a number to call if I dont recieve the money within that time. He tried again to add the but we can send it now via bank acct in 45 minutes cause that waiting period is so long. I said I can wait the days I beeen broke all these days whats 14 more right. He gave Jim Stanley name and number for me to call in 14 days 202-621-0276 Confirmation #CH943. I knew right off it was a lie because The government would not have missed my criminal record.. Anyhow, Dont fall for the oikie doke Folks.. By the way where do they get this information from?

that is same conformation number like mei m so sorry that was the only money that i had'     i did send 99$ to this motherf***ers' they will revive it from god

Same as all the above, just received a call, thank goodness for scam reports like this. They are calling from an "Unknown" number now - so really you just gotta look out for the thick accent of a woman.Calling from US grants goverment from WA DC. confirmation numberAS111Wanted me to provide my checking account number so they could put the funds in my account. Yeah right.... told me to call this number to receive a check then since i didnt want to give out my info. 202-621-0276accts department jim stanleyYep then i hung up and checked for scams. Seriously people dont fall for free money- there is no such thing from the gov.'

my husband was gave these people alot of money, there is nothing we can do but report it. The man still calls for more money I tried to trace the people the money was sent to I am still waitting for western union to call back. the name of the indianwho call my husband  is john barker. I did not know what my husband was doing until we were wiped out, he can't believe he did it either he says the guy was so convinceing. Where did your husband get the original number to call? also here are more names and numbers Craig Bennet 836 7064300, Ken Hoffman 202 9050402 ID nah 1938

Just got a call same story - number came up "unknown"Same very thick Indian accent. I knew right away it was bogus. The government has my info, does not need to call to ask. Any money I have received due to stimulus simply came automatic. I didn't have to give money or apply for it. They send it same as how they send your tax refund.I wore her down asking her dozens of questions, who she was where she was from , why they wanted to give me money... After about 8 minutes she then went into the call back number part. I then took that number and searched online and found this thread among others.I then confronted her with the fact that I had just looked up her number and know that her offer is a scam.She got very very angry and said "f*** you why are you wasting my time then?"My reply was "I didn't call you... b***h." she hung upcall back number for the record was 202 621 0410

Just a while ago, a man, Alex Williams  with an accent called and I already knew their modus operandi - my husband was scammed a month ago and the nerve of these rats to still call him. The telephone, he used this time is 202-436-9919. Last month, my husband was scammed for a total of $7,000 no kidding - it was too late by the time I knew it-my husband is so gullible. I emailed the FBI and they gave me a link but my husband is so down and limply to even proceed following it up. To me, Western Union should be made accountable-they are participating. We have receipts through Western Union that were received in India. I told my husband, at least you helped the world - feeding some hungry people in India.

I also received a call from this number. Inicially he talk really fast and start to confirm my husband an my information. He new everything about us, but he made me repeat all my info. Im very scare now even he identified himself as an employee of the federal government also and in the same way letting me know I had been chosen to get a grant for $7,000. Went I was going to hang out he said his name is Ricky Torres went i repeat his name he say no is Alex Williams.Please help this guy have all our info.

Seriously do not even deal with these people this is a shame, and I hope that dot head who is using that name jason steel is arrested, what a crock of s**t, I hope he burns in hell he swore to god it wasnt a scam, but thank god I read this forum.Thanks everyone

I too received the call about a $7000 grant.  After the fellow called, the accented fellow said he was calling from DC with news about a $7000 grant from the government that I would receive because I was a good citizen with no criminal record, paid my taxes on time, and had no bankrupt status.  It would be a grant with no strings attached and no payback.  He asked a few questions about age and family and then asked how I would like to receive the money ( I told him to write out a check payable to me and send it in the mail).  He gave me a confirmation number and told me to call 202-436-9919 immediately to confirm the offer.  Having called this number, it remains busy or a voice answers and asks to leave a message because the person is not available to talk at the moment.  This phone number is different from the 2024703477 that was mentioned before.  I will be calling my local fraud dept.

After receiving the initial call from the women others have mentioned, I called the number she told me to using *67 (so they could not see where the call was comming from) and spoke to "John Smith".  I called him out on his think accent saying there is no way a person named John Smith has an accent like that and that he sounds middle eastern to me.  It wasn't until I told him I was going to call the FBI unless he come clean, that he admitted to be calling from the middle east and this is in fact a scam.  I can't believe I broke him down enough to admitt to trying to rip off hard working americans.  I did call the FBI, but they said there is little they could do to stop these guys.  You get a call from this number...DO NOT ANSWER.

The only thing I ever got from the US Government without my asking for it was a letter and  two rapid transit tokens - one was for the bus ride to the subway station. The other was for the subway ride to Fort Hamilton, where I had to report for my pre-induction physical.The letter was very specific about reporting on time ,as directed, and what penalties would ensue if I declined the invitation.If you think the government is handing out grants that you didn`t apply for, what the heck are you doing here?

A man with a very heavy accent called my cell phone and told me he worked for US Federal Grant Department and that I was selected for a 7 thousand dollar grant by the democratic party in WA DC. He asked me how would I like the money I said check, He asked me for my bank account # and said he could direct deposit it. I said no a check. I do not give that info out, The then said he needed my birth date I told him I do not give that out on the phone. He said his name was Henry and to call his supervisor named Mechelle Huston. and gave me a 202 621 0735 # to call and he said to call it right away. I hung up and looked it up on the web (thank goodness for the internet! I new it was a fraud. WATCH OUT!!!

Also received a call (Indian accented woman) like everyone else stating the same thing. Gave me a reference no. and the 202 no. to call. So I googled the no. while on the phone with her and asked her to give me a minute. Meanwhile I googled this 202 number and read this forum. She told me to take my time... then she hung up. Takes care of that mess.

I got the same call today with a reference number to give John when I called him.  The lady did tell me I would have to put $99.00 deposit, but then would get $7,099.00 within 5 minutes of going to the western union.

They called and said I won a $7000 grant. They gave me a grant number. They also gave me a # to call. I called and spoke to John Smith and he told me if I go to Western Union and pay $99 I would get a grant for $7000 and the $99 back.

Got the same call today. After I checked it out with grants.gov they said it was clearly fraud. I called the guy back and asked him a couple simple questions and he got so flusterd he eventually hung up.

Today I received a call from a woman with a heavy accent telling me that my tel. # has been selected to receive a gov't. grant in the amount of $7,000 that I did not have to pay back.  She went on to say that I had to call 202-470-3477 and ask for Jason Steel and then go to a Western Union.  I would advise not to call that number and either call your local fraud dept. or contact the FCC and file a complaint, here is the link:   http://esupport.fcc.gov/complaints.htmI decided to call up grants.gov 1-800-518-4726 and they said that it sounds like a scam as the gov't would never contact anyone to just give them a grant for no reason at all.  I was then instructed to call the local Fraud Dept. in my area which he was kind enough to provide me with that number.

received call that I was to receive $7,000. go to western union ete

same thing the said i could get 7000and to go to western union ask for jason

received a call saying the government wanted to give me 7000 for a grant and was choosen because i have no criminal record( according to them) and gave me 3 days to call another number and speak to a jason sceel and so i would receive instructions to go to a western union and collect the money.