202-239-1045

They call using this # and tell me to pay $225 to western union. They say they are cash no pay back government grants. SCAM.

BEWARE!
This is one of several numbers for YMax Communications Corporation

I Googled YMax Communications, and the #1 most visited page for them is the ComplaintsBoard.Com page, which is filled with complaints accusing them of illegal harassing calls.  Even worse... when you click on "Scams and Fake Checks" on the ComplaintBoard.Com website, YMax comes up as their worst (highest) source for complaints!

According to many of the complaints posted, they do a LOT of lying (like saying you gave them your name & number at some prior event, or saying that you've been named in a lawsuit, claiming that they represent the IRS, or offering ‘Free Government Grant money’ to recently-arrived foreigners, etc).  

One complainer said the people they spoke with at YMax had heavy Indian accents, so they might be based beyond the reach of American laws and just have the phone calls transferred to them from several US bases).

Based solely on my web research (and not on any personal experience), this is probably the worst telephone scamming operation I've ever heard about...

SHILL ALERT!
(reported)

Judging by your command of the English Language, are you sure your 'grants money' wasn't in Rupees, rather than Dollars?

You say you got 8000 Rupees.   At today's exchange rates that isn't much.   At least in the US.

Even with the assistance of other posters, this shill does not know how to spell.
(reported)

Larry? Kristy? Reminds me of the old Ed Wood movie "Glenn or Glenda" (1953)

It is a scam.
The government does not offer grants to individuals for personal use.
It is a scam ran by off shore con artists to trick you into sending unrecoverable money to them, you get nothing in return.

The only legitimate avenue for government grants is through www.grants.gov which is the official US government webs site for grants.
From their FAQ concerning fraud:
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/support/general-support/grant-fraud.html

Please note the following:

No government grant-making agency will make phone calls; send email or letters to solicit money or personal banking information from a potential grant recipient.  
There are no processing fees for federal grants.
Federal grants are not issued for personal use, but are intended for institutions and non-profits to carry out projects with a public purpose.
Know who you're dealing with on the web.  Scam artists will often post a website with a name similar to a legitimate site.
If you have provided personal banking information to anyone claiming to be associated with a Federal grant agency, call your bank immediately to prevent unauthorized access to your account.

If you receive a call, mail, email, FAX, or any other form of communication soliciting you for a grant, STOP.
It is a scam.
Report it to the FTC:
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0113-government-grant-scams

File a complaint with the FTC. If you think you may have been a victim of a government grant scam, file a complaint with the FTC online https://ftccomplaintassistant.gov/ , or call toll-free, 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357); TTY: 1-866-653-4261. The FTC enters Internet, telemarketing, identity theft, and other fraud-related complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a secure online database available to hundreds of civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad.

You are a liar!

I am not buying it and I too have reported your post for violating the TOS.

>>> Even with the assistance of other posters, this shill does not know how to spell. <<<

No, but that gonif sure knows how to spiel.

Getting $8000 while playing Monopoly doesn't count.

Well damn ya'll I want my grants money too....LOL!!!

Your post was easier to read than what Kristy (allegedly) posted.

I want some money too. But something tells me I would have better chance sitting in the Price is Right audience.

OMG, this is hilarious!  Well, entertaining at the very least.  I couldn't talk that badly if I tried.  So many posters saying the exact same thing.  It's either a shill, as you say, or a troll.