202-370-7662

I received a phone call from 202-370-7662 claiming to be the National Gaming Commission and that I was the winner of $550,000.  To receive this I had to post an insurance bond o 1% ($5500) to guarantee the receipt of the certified check.  The name given by the person at that number was Kate Davis and she referred me to the person at the "Insurance Company" at #315-391-1291, Bruce Wayne (Batman?).
I requested that they FAX me the necessary documentation.  Nothing has been received.
When answering the phone they did not identify themselves as the stated business but just said "Hello".  This did not sound natural to me.  Be careful of this type of communication.

They called stating I was to receive a grant of $8400.00. But a guy called me from 2026668460 then gave me this number to speak with a lady, claiming she would be releasing the money onto a bogus card number I gave them. But then stated I need to go to a store and purchase a green dot card for the amount of $215.00 on before the be released. I told her why would I spend to get money. The guy on the other hand stated the grant could be used for education, payment down on a home, to start a business or to purchase a vehicle. The lady messed up during our conversation stating this is not a personal grant, then stated it cannot be used for alcohol, cigarettes, or drugs. I laughed and asked her for employee ID number, she stated she could give  it to me but never did; I started asking her a lot of questions and she panic. These scam artist  are getting dumber and dumber ever year. Do they not know We the People in America, is working hard for dollars. I hope no one fall for this scam. Hope everyone has since enough to come online and input these phone as I have to check that these are non-English speaking people.

202 239 8250 the caller identified himself as James Brown from the Bauer Office of Investigation, I requested they not call my anymore since this was obviously a scam and was told to put the phone up my [***] and some other not so nice suggestions.. really sorry I was not dumb enough to give them my hard earned money so easily. Be aware and hope nobody falls for this scam.

got a call from 202-666-0097 claiming to be federal grants giveaway, was told i could get 8400.00 free from federal reserve in new york . was given this other number 202-370-7662 sr acct officer to release funds. gave them boggus c/c then wanted to charge one time fee 225.00. they out to crack down on this boggus companies delete there phone numbers. don't be fooled by these barely speaking english people sound like people from India

I received a call from a man today who was calling from the District of Columbia. He claim to be calling on behalf of the U.S. Government. That I had been chosen to receive a $8400 grant because I pay my taxea and bills on time. You can't hardly understand what he is saying because of his accent. I asked him if that was the case why isn't someone contacting me from the U.S. He then stated that he did not know my first name and that only my last name had been revealed to him. I told him that he could not have my info and that this was a scam. He was calling from (202) 666-9182. I asked for a number to call so that I could talk to someone that I could understand and ask questions. He gave me (202) 370-7662. I called and an answering service picked up. This is a scam, don't be fooled. Scammers, this is getting old, please stop!

The caller said his name was Alex from the US Dept of Treasury and said I was chosen from a random survey to receive a Loyalty and Financial Grant for $8400. He said I had to pay with a green dot card in the amount of $220 for the grant application fee. Of course I was skeptical but after an hours long talk on what I thought was verifying this "too good to be true" information I reluctantly sent the money. Then I was transferred to the "Grant Manager" Oscar Jefferson at the number 202-370-7662. Later I was transferred to "the bank" called US Bank of New York which I later found out is no such of thing and talked to a David Johnson. They said their address was 33 Liberty St but that is the Federal Reserve Bank so then I knew they were lying. For entertainment I continued to listen and the bank then told me I had to send another $499 to them for the security deposit, again using the green dot card, which they said would have been refunded along with the 8400. So this continued not to make sense. I called the grant manager and asked to speak with his supervisor which was Kevin Nolan but he too just gave me the run around. I finally told them all nope not doing all that and left it alone. So yes they did get my $220 unfortunately but maybe someone needed that more than me. Trying to stay positive about the whole SCAM.

To report the fraud, go here:
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/support/general-support/grant-fraud.html
Their number is listed , along with an email address, at the top of the page.
Also here:
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0113-government-grant-scams

http://www.nw3c.org/
http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
http://www.fbi.gov/
https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#&panel1-1
https://esupport.fcc.gov/ccmsforms/form1088.action
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint/
http://www.fraud.org/
http://www.stopfraud.gov/report.html
Tip off FBI about this extortion attempt by filing form at: stips.fbi.gov/

thanks!

fake  phone  number....as  usual  !!!.....most  cases    scammers  using    google  voice  /  skype   /  majic  jack  etc...... (  voip )

NUMBERS   ARE   ALWAYS  FAKED /  SPOOFED...............THESE  ARE  FRAUD SCAMMERS  !!!!
( sorry  for the  long  list....but  people  have  to  know ! )  

NOTE  :  similar  calls  now  coming  in  from the    " 209"  area  code  !!!   (  same  crap )  

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202  "  AREA  CODE  FRAUD  SCAMS".........have  been  going  on  forever !!!
( already  addressed   here  and  in the forums a  million  times   already.......everyone  should  know  by  now !!!  ).



202  area  code  fraud  scams !!!!!

PLEASE  NOTE !!!   THESE  SCAMMERS  ARE ALSO IMPERSONATING   THE  US  GOV'T /  SEVERAL  GOV'T  OFFICES AND   PERSONS....BEWARE !!!

-  they  are   also  impersonating  DEA  officials  /  IRS  /  FAKE  LAW  FIRMS   etc....  with  threats  to  arrest you  unless  you  immediately  send money  via  wire   transfer /  western  union   to some   offshore  country  !!!!!   obvious  scam  !!!

some  are landlines...many  are  cell phones...some  are  spoofed  and  linked  to  offshore foreign call centers  /  countries !!!!
we've  traced  back  most  of  these  numbers  to  offshore  foreign    call centers mostly  in   INDIA /  THAILAND / AFRICA  /  JAMAICA  ETC....

here's a  few  other  numbers  posted  from  the   same  area  code  offering a  wide  variety  of  scams  /  fake  emails and  scams  after  posting  something  on   craigslist   (  old  scam  )  ...... collecting  for  non  existant  "  payday  loans "....free  money / scam  giveaways /  calling  on  behalf  of  a  humane  society..... $1,000's  in  free  gov't  money.........  etc  etc.....stories  change  out  all the  time......and  the  usual  nonsense!!!

**   mysteriously  call to  claim  they  have  several  thousand  of  dollars  to  send  you / give ....just  provide  your  bank  account and  credit  card   right  away   etc etc.........scam scam

several  of  these are  the  usual   long  ongoing  scams   such  as  :  you  have  won a  free  walmart /  bestbuy  gift  card....or  you  have  won a  free  ipad  etc......all  long  ongoing  scams............

some  identical  numbers scammers  are using  :



202-738-4652
202-800-5608
202-511-2457
202-370-7662
202-241-8917
202-350-2716
202-666-1116
202-304-8101
202-506-9338
202-779-9626
202-241-8917
202-621-0770
202-657-6157
202-242-7889
202-407-9059
202-910-1390
202-239-2669
202-747-1794
202-666-1207
202-888-2828
202-697-9128
202-000-0000
202-803-4906
202-627-0179
202-888-2828
202-738-1971
202-888-0169
202-417-7173
202-888-6165
202-506-5346
202-994-7598
202-803-4954
202-567-7251
202-697-9914
202-697-7222
202-559-7648
202-803-4952
202-042-7473
202-666-2441
202-239-5591
202-559-7648
202-465-5586
202-470-5080
202-470-0741
202-470-3539
202-769-5243
202-657-5954
202-738-1682
202-803-0949
202-470-0949
202-888-2764
202-697-9034
202-684-7931
202-582-1234
202-621-0743
202-239-6225
202-621-0436
202-478-8098
202-800-5680
202-407-7221
202-552-1545
202-657-4485
202-684-6393
202-607-2732
202-657-6800
202-905-0682
202-215-2622
202-202-0000  ( fake  #  )
202-559-4661
202-684-6796
202-615-1823
202-239-0331
202-407-7213
202-657-6252
202-559-0667
202-558-4605
202-684-8305
202-785-5534
202-827-0661
202-621-0667
202-534-3926
202-599-8726
202-286-0705
202-559-0687
202-779-8686
202-234-3930
202-683-9875
202-405-4852
202-599-7894
202-895-0900
202-779-8686
202-738-5647
202-417-7606
202-403-4812
202-379-1926
202-644-8750
202-595-9420
202-870-5859
202-380-3449
202-674-8706
202-730-9951
202-684-2191
202-674-8789
202-615-5910
202-417-4483
202-664-2228
202-506-8939
202-640-5461
202-559-4645
202-674-2106
202-239-2860
202-470-0037
202-239-1271
202-379-1935
202-470-6720
202-505-6138
202-650-6145
202-715-6610
202-684-8622
202-800-5517
202-559-4664
202-436-9919
202-241-4267
202-827-0660
202-599-8821
202-407-9217
202-280-7882
202-391-0961
202-640-5457
202-640-5495
202-640-2926
202-559-7869
202-434-1317
202-738-9778
202-644-8989
202-730-9945
202-580-8490
202-827-1692
202-747-7372
202-280-7264
202-496-0986
202-556-4418
202-709-3010
202-445-7881
202-679-4428
202-905-0699
202-896-3563
202-351-3916
202-407-9198
202-684-6540
202-695-8604
202-304-5614
202-280-5502
202-800-5537
202-234-3930
202-354-8935
202-123-4567  
202-552-4779
202-249-7541
202-684-6934
202-657-6907
202-664-0962
202-674-4728
202-666-6887
202-657-5284
202-594-8012
202-640-5471
202-280-7039
202-499-1488
202-499-1612
202-427-2537
202-427-2637
202-747-7384
202-666-3431
202-657-5308
202-740-2504
202-738-1016
202-470-1411
202-719-2244
202-808-3679
202-666-1040
202-247-0078
202-666-4401
202-666-3304
202-408-5620
202-621-7457
202-709-5391
202-738-4127
202-666-5096
202-470-3641
202-709-8562
202-738-4703
202-800-5563


Caller: "202" area  code  fake  calls ,  bogus / fraud  scam

I received a phone call this morning from a man Oscar Jefferson from a 202) 370-7662 representing the Department of Tresuasary telling me that I was selected at random for a grant of $4800.00 I promptly explained that I live on a disabled income and I have no bank account only a debit card provided for my monthly income. He asked if I possesses a prepaid card. He promptly asked for the card information,  which has never been load only activated.  Once done he informed me that there was a one-time fee of $220.00 tax deductible or to a selected charity.  This is a obvious scam. As I was on the land line my wife was on her cell googling the name given and phone number.  We as Americans know perfectly well that a grant is a grant, it doesn't costs to receive a grant. So I contacted the Long Beach IRS office where they gave me the number to HLSICE  Where I made a report giving all information obtained as well as making a report online with IRS for a scam then promptly called Mr Oscar Jefferson to inform him of my report where he got very curt asking me (why the hell I reported him if he didn't take the $220.00 ?) Where I told Mr Jefferson because he is a scam and informed him that if he calls again I will contact local athorities and turn over all information and make a report.  The phone is now quiet.  If this happens to you please report it, the more reports made the better the chance of getting this scam to stop.   Sincerely
Daniel Trujillo