646-863-6111
Complaint 305927 Details

I was contacted by a man named David
(#202-558-0888) who informed me that I had been selected to receive a $7000 personal federal grant and needed to pay a service fee of $200 to have the Federal Reserve Bank make arrangements to get it to me. I was to purchase a Green Dot paycard for $200 and then contact him at phone # 212-558-0888 to get a referral number for the Federal Reserve Bank to release the funds. The original file number he gave me was LA106.

(The number of the Green Dot Card was
812 087 7355 9709).

The referral number I received from him was
JL450075321



I bought a card for $100 and contacted him. He then had me to talk to Maurise at the number above (646-863-6111) because I did not do the $200. I explained to her that I did not have $200, and she took my bank account number and said it would be deposited in the account in three hours. The next morning, she contacted me and said there was a hold on it by the IRS and that I needed to pay $700 in taxes to receive it. I told her to put it in our account and we would gladly pay the tax. She said she could not do that - she was not allowed to. She said she would call me back. I then checked the green Card account and our money was no longer in there (of course). I can't believe that I fell for such a stupid trick. I am 65 -- I wasn't born yesterday -- what a dope.

This morning I can not get an answer at
#646-863-6111. It comes up as an answering machine at the Federal Reserve Bank. I wish I had not given them that account number. Anything you can do for us would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Jan (Personal Information Removed)
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Dodge Center, MN 55927