516-554-0002

This number was given to my husband by a person calling regarding a free federal grant if he put $ 200 on a greendot credit card and gave the caller the info.  The number that originally called his phone was 1-800-111- 3344, you can't call it back.  Luckily he told me about it and scams are all over Facebook or he would have lost money.  The scammers were foreign sounding. The 1 800 number is associated with other scams.  The man said his name was Austin Matthews.  The 800 number is out of Washington D.C.  The other number is out of New York.

This number is a scam. They have you convinced at first like it really is free grant money. Some foreign men wanting 200$ in order to get 9800$. Grant money is free you shouldn't have to pay to get it.

A foreign sounding man called me from phone # 8001113344 and told me he was with the U.S. govt. and my phone # had been selected by me pay in my credit card bills and taxes on time,and had never filed for bankruptcy.I knew he was full of bull because I had filed for bankruptcy and certainly have played some credit card bills late over the years.When I told him this he said that he was going to send me $9,800.00 dollars and if I didn't want it he was going to give it to someone who did.He also said I needed to agree to not use it for any illegal purposes.He then gave me a New York phone # 516-554-0002 and told me that in order to receive the money I had to call this # as soon as we hung up or I would risk losing this govt. grantthat did not have to be paplayed back.Of course when we hung up I immediately googled the 516 # and got this sight.While I've been typing this I have had the 516 # call me three times which I ignored.Please do not fall for this scam.The man makes you feel good for paying your bills on time,then tells you that free money is just a phone call away and makes you think if you ask questions or delay following his instructions you RISC losing all that FREE money.Clearly they have been schooled in manipulation techniques and suck at it.Every one knows in this day and age that you don't believe anything you hear and maybe half of what you see.For everyone else I hope your curiosity makes you Google these type of #'s and not call the second # given to you.

they told my in laws they would shoot them from india???

They said they are terrorists with 9/11 again? They are crazy

I just got called by "Jason Brown" with the "Grants Department".  He told me to call a Sr. Account Manager at (516) 554-0002 to claim my $9800 grant.  I don't think I'll be calling the supervisor.

Omg, I totally agree who are these scammers they almost got me. Damn them, I'm all the way in Texas.

I got the same people to call me, and gave me the same numbers and info. Damn it I'm all the way in Texas. And I'm unemployed since the company I work for went under. And it sounded really good due to the fact that all my bills and everything are building up and swamping me. They almost had me. Until he said something about paying $200 hundred dollars on a card to them. I'm broke as hell I ain't got no money to give. Hell my family and I are living on Ramen Noodles. Damn those scam artist. Where's the NSA to listen to the calls and take them down for being frauds.

Just got the call and the foreign speaking person from the Government kept trying to get me to say "ok". Probably so they had me verbally confirming some scam. I stated I could hear them on my cell phone and to give me a number to call them back from a landline. Number received was 516-554-0002 which I Googled, and as suspected, was a scam.

.My best friend just went through this and it was the (516)554-0002 number you are all talking about. He had her convinced, answered each and every question without hesitation and was very convincing. He went by the name William Matthew Price. He have his (so called) I must have been a terrible person in my past life because karma [***] up my day everyday. I know [***] happens but this is down right ridiculous government Id # AG54010198 and claimed that it was government grant money for keeping a clean criminal record.  He had her so convinced that she was going to win $9,800, but to obtain that money she had to purchase a friendly money oak and put $200 on it, call them back, use the $200 to reserve the grant and the $200 would be refunded to her checking account along with the $9,800 coming to a total of $10,000.  We called the "Better Business Bureau" and it's a scam!!!!!  Unfortunately she had been so convinced that she had already given out her account number and her routing number.  Luckily she was able to call the bank and stop these ppl from being able to touch any of her money.  Please don't fall for this, if u don't believe any of us call your local better business bureau. Just google them and their number will comeu

I apologize for how this message posted this. My phone messed it up and my predictive texting made me sound like a dumb ass!  I apologize again for the confusion.  Long story short.....this is a scam, I witnessed this for myself because I was with her when they called her. Please don't fall for this.  Threaten to call the better business bureau and turn them in!!!!

I was contacted today by 1800-111-3344 and was told i was selected by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to receive a $10,000 grant. I unfortunately believed the people I was speaking with and they had me purchase four different moneypak cards in order to send them the taxes and registration fees to receive the grant money. Please do not make the same mistake I did. I am now out almost $1,400. The other number they asked me to call was the 516-554-0002 and I also spoke to a William Price at extension 115 the Accounts Department, Kevin Jones the Chief Managing Account Officer, and David Oscar at extension 789. Hang up the phone and block these numbers if they try to contact you.

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
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Its ILLEGAL to ask for money to receive it:

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http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/telemarketing/tel17.shtm
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/scam-alerts
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0076-telemarketing-scams
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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/

I received the same exact call today! They tried calling 3 times before I was finally able to answer. So annoying.

I just receive a phone  call from, the  same number n told me 2 call the 516 number but the man that i talked 2 was jayson brown n the manager name was api morgan ex 107. Im reading everything n im finding  its a scam. N i just called fema n they told me 2 call the fraud n the police. Bcuz they r using the federal grant illegally.

these fools called me but I entered the number and did a search first

Hello there! My name is Ray i also got call from this number. I talked with Anderson Cooper around 4 hours. Also, i already lost my $700 n i dont know what to do pls guys! help me out! thank you

So you talked with the guy from CNN for four hours? The name alone should have been a giveaway that it was a scam

Did u get ur money back?

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
http://www.fraud.org/
http://www.stopfraud.gov/report.html