202-684-6956

The people at this number told me that i was gonna receive a nine thousand dollar grant but first I had to go to western union and send them one hundred and eighty dollars. they wanted me to send it to Monticello N.Y

Things to believe:

• There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.
• If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.
• You have not won big bucks from a benign benefactor, a pot of pesos from PCH, dinero from a doctor, a car from a caller, or a grant from a gracious government    ◄- ◄- ◄- ◄- ◄-
• The tooth fairy really does not exist
• Everything you read on the internet is not necessarily true.
• It is illegal to ask for money for a loan or prize, before awarding the loan or prize!
• "Free Trips" are loaded with mandatory & costly extras, and you usually must give them your card number after listening to a loooong spiel at a hotel.
• Microsoft or a different famous software company, or one of their agents did NOT cold call you to fix your computer.
• The moon is not made of green cheese.
• The IRS will snailmail you, rather than phone you, if there is a problem.
• Jackalope milk is not an aphrodisiac.
• If you Vanilla Card, MoneyGram or Western Union money to a scammer, the money is gone.
• You should beware of Geeks bearing gifts, specially if the gift is a wooden horse with termites, or a statement that your computer is infected.
• 876 is NOT your lucky number, and it will cost you money to call that area code!
• The number you see on your Caller ID may not be the number of the person who called you!
• The Do Not Call List works as intended.  It is NOT a call blocker!

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http://phonehelp.2truth.com/facts.html

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What happened

i got one of those calls too. do you know anyone who has proceded and the outcome?

I am on the phone with them right now!  The phone that appears on my phone screen is 202-000-1111, and they told me the same story of how I was randomly selected to receive 9,000K from the American Recovery Act and that I was not to pay anything back, that all I had to do was to call 202-684-6956...

The $9,000 grant guy from India called today and has called before. Also the "critical problem with your computer" crew has me on their list. I usually lie to them for a minute and tell them I'm not interested, but I'd love to get off their lists.

I just received  a call, 9 thousand dollar grant

I just got a call from an unknown number which said it was the us department of treasury and gave me the same line and were going to transfer me to this number where the account manager with whom i was asked to cooperate so as to receive my $9,000 grant to be spent on a good purpose.  The line disconnected and i ran the number prior to calling and found this... If i had $180 i would not give it to western union or any other of its type as these have consistently proven to be scams.

I just received the same call, with the AL121 code. This people really don't know how else to get money from people.

Got the call from number 2024369791..they said i have been rewarded 9000$ as i have paid my taxes on time, i have no criminal record and they are calling from federal government.. i asked them mail me or let me know their website which she didn't tell as only their account manager can give all these details..she asked me to call back @2026846956 and provide my grant number which she gave me. Then i searched in the google these two number and found this is spam.