202-738-1426

This number has called stating it was a call based on a random drawings of 10 ppl this year for a $9k grant from the government. And after this guy had talked to me and asked me a few questions like my name and verified my phone number, they were going to  western union this $9k to me

So what happened?

They have you go down to a Wal-Mart Store and ask you to pay a refundable security deposit of 250.00 USD.  They claim it is so they can release the 9,000 USD promised during the phone conversation.   The sad reality is, there is no 9,000 USD and you just sent some [***] 250 bucks for no reason.  It is a scam!!!!  Genious really, i wonder how many people they have defrauded out of $250?

I received a phone call today from an unavailable number. They told me my number was randomly chosen by the government to receive a $9,000 grant. They wanted to know my name, I would not tell them. They wanted to know how I would like to received the $. I did not want to give them any account information, so I told them Western Union. They then told me I would have to call the Account Manager at 202-738-1426 to get all the details worked out. They also told me if the line was busy, to keep calling, because I wasn't the only person who would be getting this grant. I never called the number. The person told me his name was Mack Owen.

Yes, I got a call. Obviously a scam from the first moment he mentioned the government giving a grant at random when all Obama wants is to make everyone poor. Except him and the elite rich Dems of course.

And an Indian accent did not help his credibility. I do not believe them when I call AT&T. Why believe them now!!!!!

They called me today 3/5/15 from an unknown number telling me that i was awarded with a 9000 grant they told me it was not a loan and i didnt have to pay it back, they told me to call this number 2027381426 i called and His name was Alan Cooper his extention was 5501 he told me that he was from the treasury  department he had my name, my zip code, and my phone number.

Informational post:

As per the Federal Grants website at http://www.grants.gov

YOU WILL NOT BE CONTACTED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO OFFER YOU A GRANT.
The government does not contact people to offer them money. If you do qualify for a government grant, the government does not request payment for it.

THERE ARE NO FEES ASSOCIATED WITH APPLYING FOR A GOVERNMENT GRANT.
Providing financial information to prove that you qualify for a government grant is typical, but you should never pay money to apply for a grant. People who run scams often claim to provide help and sometimes claim to be "federal government" officials, don't be fooled by these scams that request money from you.

ALL GOVERNMENT GRANTS INVOLVE AN APPLICATION PROCESS
If you have not submitted an application for a government grant and someone claims you have been awarded one, it's a scam. Grant money is not given over the phone for a fee. In order to qualify for a grant you must apply for the specific opportunity that you are qualified to apply for.

GOVERNMENT GRANTS ARE AWARDED FOR EXPLICIT OPPORTUNITIES
Government Grants are typically awarded to states, cities, educational institutions, nonprofits and other organizations to fund research and other projects.

GOVERNMENT GRANT APPLICATIONS AND INFORMATION IS FREE
Be cautious of offers that ask for your personal information (especially financial) when requesting a fee to access grant information. You can always access free information about government grants and other benefits at Grants.gov and Govbenefits.gov

If you get this call, please report it to:
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/support/general-support/grant-fraud.html

Yes I just got the same call some needs to put stop to this BS.

Yes I just received the call with the same information as above from 202-738-1426.  I thought I would try to talk her down and even told her I would not even give her my name or any information, because I thought it was a scam.  What the frustrating part is, I had to keep having her repeat everything because of her accent.  That gives it away right there! If it was the Government office, number one they would know my name and two would make sure their employees spoke English!!!
All I could get out of her was this phone number and a name of Alena.
I will report it to the above link.
Thanks for posting it.

its a scam and the lord stop it for me and i thank him

Please don't go for this.  They say they are in Istanbul (Turkey)  If this is a US grant, why is it being processed in a foreign country?  They will require you to hand over $250.00 first and then call them to release the $9K.  Don't be fooled my friend, this is a totaly scam and you will never see your money again.

Total scam

They are calling iowa numbers and don't seem to like it when you call them back and play 20 questions I might just keep calling back and keep pranking them I gave them a false last name and they didn't realize it

I received a call from a woman claiming to be from the US treasury with a grant for me.  I was suspicious from the start.  She claimed that I was one of fifteen thousand chosen because I pay my taxes and have no criminal history. She said I had three options in which to receive the money, on a disposable card, to my bank account or as cash through a Western Union.  I said Western Union not really believing her, she gave me a code to give when calling (202) 738- 1426.  I immediately looked up the number and found this page.  I knew better that to give my account information and needless to say I never called the number given to me.

These idiots are dumb

They called me from a # 567848 telling me to call the 202-738-1426 for being a gd citizen an never having a record an that I needed to pay a refundable $250. To receive the 9000 they wanted to give me that I would b getting the 250 back with the 9000  in about 15-20 mins of making the deposit... Said that it was from the government.. An that it was free money to me no paybacks, an that I won't have to pay taxes on it cause its from the government.. Same 3 options of receiving the money my bank account, debt card or western union at local walmart... This needs to b stopped... Scamers... She also told me that when I got to WalMart to call her back an that she would walk me all of it....

I got a call from an odd number 567-848. And they had my name and email address. He wanted my age and said I won some crazy amount of money then he told me to call this number so they can send me the check. It's really odd..