Federal Government Grants Department
Complaint 326583 Details

  • Date Occurred: 07/10/2014
  • Reported Damages: $800.00
  • Location: washington dc

The complaint is against an online dating profile

The complaint is a listing fraud posted on public forums or sites against an anonymous entity

The complaint is mobile text spam or smishing related against an anonymous entity

The company or person contact no longer exists

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on this day 07/10/14 i got a phone call from a 202-666-2704 Washington DC NO. SHE SAID HER NAME WAS MS FANCER OR PANCER TAYLOR FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GRANT DEPARTMENT AND I WAS CHOSEN TO RECEIVE A GOV.GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF 8500.00 DOLLARS.SHE HAD ALL MY INFORMATION.NAME,ADDRESS,AND PHONE NO.SHE EXPLAIN TO ME,WHY I WAS SELECTED.I BELIEVE HER.SO SHE WENT ON TO ASK ME DID I HAVE A VISA,MASTER CARD,OR ANY TYPE OF CREDIT CARD,SO THAT THIS GRANT MONEY COULD BE APPLIED TO THIS CARD WITHIN THE NEXT 20 MIN.SO I GAVE HER MY VISA CHECK CARD NO.AND 3 DIGIT NO. ON BACK OF CARD.SHE THEN GAVE ME A GRANT APPROVE NO.#SP537 AND ANOTHER PHONE NO. TO CALL 202-370-7642 WASHINGTON DC AND ASK FOR A MR. KENNY WOODS AND GIVE HIM THIS GRANT APPROVE NO.SO I DID CALL AND HE DID ANSWER,SAYING HE WAS MR. KENNY WOODS AND HE WORK FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GRANT DEPARTMENT.SO I TOLD HIM WHAT MS. TAYLOR SAID.I GAVE HIM THE GRANT APPROVE NO.AND HE PUT ME ON HOLD,SO HE COULD LOOK UP MY INFORMATION. AFTER ABOUT 10 MIN. ON HOLD, HE GOT BACK TO ME.SAYING HE HAVE ALL INFORMATION AND I WILL BE RECEIVING MY GRANT MONEY IN ABOUT 20 MIN. BUT,I NEEDED TO PAY A ONE TIME FEE OF 289.00 DOLLARS TO RECEIVE THIS GRANT MONEY.SO I NEEDED TO GO GET A GREEN DOT PACK CARD.AND GIVE HIM THE CARD NO.AND HE WOULD CALL ME BACK IN 15 MIN. FOR THE CARD NO.THIS WOULD HAVE TO BE PAID BEFORE I COULD RECEIVE ANY GRANT MONEY.THIS RAISED A RED FLAG WITH ME.HE DID CALL BACK.BUT I DIDN'T ANSWER.AND I DIDN'T GO GET A GREEN DOT PACK CARD.MY CONCERN IS THAT THEY HAVE MY VISA CREDIT CARD INFORMATION.

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  • Complaint Against Federal Government Grants Department
  • Complaints Filed: 106
  • Reported Damages: $124,032.96
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