202-810-5019

Thick indian accent,  claiming to be from the Dept. of Grants.  He gave me this number, curiosity made me call, a female voice answered.  Lots of background noise (sounded like kids) she  told me to hold.  I do not have a smart phone, and she hung up.

Indian again, noise and again department of grants offered $9k with no need to pay back. I told him the local police asked me to get a contact name and number if he called again (this was 2nd or 3rd time) his name was Simon Williams hehehe, phone number 202-810-5019. I asked how he got my phone number and he hung up.

I keep getting a phone call from people giving me this same number to call for a once in a lifetime offer for a $9000 grant from the US Dept of Grants.  They usually call every couple of months but this time they called on Monday and again on Thursday.  I just tell them I will be sure to call b/c the time I told them it was a scam and hung up I got  a call back from them immediately with them asking why do I think it was a scam.  I told them that the US government does not call to give people grants without a person applying for the grant first.

what the [***] are you talking about ??
i received my 9k from western union do not spread wrong info about federal

9k rupees?
Go back to your old job as a hijra dancing for weddings.  You suck as a shill.

I did not know that the US government sent money to dalits living in mud brick huts in Uttar Pradesh.

Pathetic attempt at shilling there, guy. If you're going to shill, you've got to at least try to sound believable. That means punctuation, proper spelling, and complete sentences.
To everyone else: the government doesn't just give grants away at random. They must be applied for and if you qualify, you don't have to pay to receive it nor do you get it from Western Union.

Maybe YOU should go apologize to the non-sacred cow covered in pig leather in the corner because you failed at damage control!

Thanks to this forum ... another scam is recorded.
Caller ID - 8410-44

Fine then, bucketmouth, we'll have real Federal agencies "spread info" from here:

How to Recognize and Avoid Grant Scams - FROM Grants.gov
excerpts: (emphases mine)
The government does not contact individuals to award grants for which there has been no application. An individual who makes this claim is not from the government and could be trying to collect private personal data from you, such as your Social Security number, bank account number or other such information.
.... The government does not charge a fee for individuals or entities applying for a federal grant.
.... Beware of individuals claiming to work for grants-related government bureaus and departments that do not actually exist.
.... Every grant from the federal government involves an application submitted through a government website, such as Grants.gov. Also, you cannot apply for federal grants over the phone or via email.

Government Grant Scams - FROM Federal Trade Commission
excerpts: (emphasis mine)
... The Federal Trade Commission ... says that “money for nothing” grant offers usually are scams, whether you see them in your local paper or a national magazine, or hear about them on the phone. ....
Some scam artists ... lie about where they’re calling from, or they claim legitimacy using an official-sounding name like the “Federal Grants Administration.” They may ask you some basic questions to determine if you “qualify” to receive a grant. ... In fact, you’ll never see the grant they promise; they will disappear with your money.

Scammers Falsely Purporting to be Calling from Treasury - FROM U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Inspector General
excerpts:
Scammers call an individual asserting that the individual has been awarded a grant or a similar sum of money and request personal information or a sum of money to “release” the funds. The Treasury does not have such a program. ... We urge recipients of such calls or e-mails to be extremely wary of any scheme requiring an advance payment for a later promise of funds — these are hallmarks of scams.

Fraud Watch: Fake Federal Grants and Other Scams - FROM US Chief Financial Officers Council
excerpts: (emphases mine)
Victims are told they have been selected to receive a government grant ranging from $5,000 to $25,000. In order to receive the grant money, the representative explains a “processing fee” ranging between $150 and $700 must be paid and asks individuals for bank account information. The COFAR and the CFOC are not grant making organizations. The COFAR and the CFOC will never request banking information, social security numbers or other personally identifiable information to facilitate the issuance of a “grant”. ....
• No government grant-making agency will make phone calls, or send email or letters, to solicit money or personal banking information from a potential grant recipient.
• There are no processing fees for federal grants.
• Federal grants are not issued for personal use, but are intended for institutions and non-profits to carry out projects with a public purpose.

Why Did I Receive a Phone Call Saying that I Won a Grant? - FROM National Institutes of Health
excerpts: (emphasis from the author)
We’ve recently received an uptick of phone calls and emails from members of the public who received an unexpected call that they won a grant from NIH to pay for student loans, or as an award. This is a scam. No federal government grant-making agency will make phone calls or send emails or letters to solicit money or personal banking information from a potential grant recipient.

Advance Fee Fraud - FROM Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
excerpts: (emphasis mine)
Whatever the scammers call the upfront fees (membership fee, participation fee, administrative or handling fee, taxes) all have one thing in common: the victims never see their money, or the scammers, again.

Advance Fee Schemes - FROM Federal Bureau of Investigation
excerpts: (emphases mine)
An advance fee scheme occurs when the victim pays money to someone in anticipation of receiving something of greater value—such as a loan, contract, investment, or gift — and then receives little or nothing in return.

9000 rupees = US $141 at current rates.

Call, I answered and placed it on mute. Male said hello a few times then said [***] you.

No one there, hung up when answered.

Got call @ 8:56am. Thick accent as well same spiel except didnt put me on hold.  Asked how I was doing then hung up.  *Always be carefull with calls like this.  They like to ask "Can you hear me ok?"  Then when you say "yes" they sign you up for a bunch of stuff.  I always tell them my phones breaking up and enjoy how quickly they hang up afterward.

Called numerous times so finally decided to answer.  Said they were from the U.S. treasury, asked how my day was, when I asked him how his was he immediately hung up.

Están molestando, llaman y cuelgan, en otra ocasión con acento indio.

I keep getting calls from this number. Sounds like a Indian decent man. Then a scary sounding women that said hey baby.

Yep, Indian accent. I’ve blocked. Has called several times.

How is this possible!!!!!