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Caller with a very heavy accent claimed to by calling fron the U.S. Government Grant Department and said his name is Michael Jordan.  I found it amusing that since it's hard enough to get government official to work on a weekday, why would this guy be calling me on the Saturday before Easter.

Received a call from this number a short time ago, which I did not recognize or answer. Caller I D shows cell phone D C. Message was.............hello, helo!!

Received call from this number supposedly government grant dept. I hung up on them. They called back again. Added to my blocked call list on my phone. They called 15 times in the last hour.

same as above.  i hung up on him.

Blank calls

I get these calls several times a week. Tried blocking but they keep getting through.

Now that i read the comments above, why would they be calling me around 8am in the morning? My number is registered under Do Not Call.

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

The DNC is a database for telemarketers and the complaints are a database for all agency's to use. It can't protect from scammers, frauds and illegal telemarketers. Charity's, political calls and some survey's are exempt. Survey's that try to sell at the end of the survey are not exempt. Debt collections do not fall under the DNC since they have their own laws, the FDCPA. And I would imagine the real feds and government would not fall under it either since its aimed at telemarketing. Even the charity's and survey's can get into trouble if they cross the lines though.

http://www.tcpalaw.com/
http://www.kleinmoynihan.com/publication/new- ... ctober-16-2013/
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0108-national-do-not-call-registry
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https://www.donotcall.gov/
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/04/dncfyi.shtm
http://business.ftc.gov/documents/bus27-complying-telemarketing-sales-rule
http://business.ftc.gov/documents/bus27-compl ... -rule#DNCrights

Received call from this number supposedly government grant dept he said that the government want to give me money for being a good citizen right. I listen to the pitch that I would receive $7,000 dollar I was very quite and the guy said are you ok with that to which I replied they have my address send me a check and a letter explaining why I am receiving this money. His response was they could not send me a check because they have had problems with the mail and people getting there checks. I told him to send me a gift card then I asked what is it exactly do  you need from me and before you answer please understand I will not give credit card information bank card or banking account information so now what is that you need. The person hung up and I never got another call for the rest of the day I will keep you posted if the company should call back however I am on the do not call registry and it seams like I get more call after registering then I did before I registered.  How strange

I just received a call from this number stated that I have been selected for a $7000 grant that I never have to pay back. I informed the caller that this was a scam and he said no ma'am but immediately hung up. Every since I applied for a loan about two years ago I receive several calls a year like this shouldn't this be illegal?

This number keeps calling me today. I would not answer because I do not know the number, so my son answered and they hung up on him.

my message is the same i cant stand when they call and leave no message and when u do pick up the phone they dont say anything.  then u call ur phone provider and they cant help u telling u u cant block the call.. it sux when u pay an phone bill and they cant block a #.   y pay for the cell bill?  STOP CALLING ME I REPEAT STOP CALLING ME IF U DO AGAIN I WILL FILE HARRASMENT CHARGES ON U.... THANKS U

Sounds like the person I spoke to also.  He couldn't speak English. I asked why he called. He would not say.He said why are you mad at me. I told him to not call again or I would report he and his "agency" or whatever scam they were attempting.  

nuisance calls to cell.

My mother, who is 84 years old just got the same call. They knew her name and address, which its scary. Would like to know if Attorney  General, police or any governmental agency is doing anything to protect the people , specially seniors against these scamers.

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

I received the call from these people asking for my father.   He has been dead 15 years and my cell which they called on was not even around then.  The called, heavy accent lots of background noise stated that my father filled out a survey in March of 2013 and therefore was eligible for this grant money.  I get the scam idea, give me your bank account and I will wire you the money but how did they even put our names together, mine was changed in 1990 and there is no way he had anything to do with my cell phone.  I smell a rat.

I received a call from a heavy accent talker. He said I was approved for $1,000 because I paid taxes and paid my bills on time. The problem is I never done either of those and I told him he said "whoaaaa"and hung up

I had the exact same thing as Mack.  When I told the guy, for the second time, that it was a scam, he was a crook, and I hope he ends up in jail where he belongs he hung up on me.  lol

Scammers don't abide by the do not call list.  Typically these are not even originating in the US, it just looks like it.  Do not call only can work on legitimate businesses if you try to enforce it.