206-331-4691

I believe this is a hoax. $9000 government grant if I call 206-331-4691 with info they want.

What info were they looking for

I got a call about the same thing.... we will see....

I just got the same call they took $200 from me for a registration fee. That's non-refundable and you have to pay an additional 450 to do a bank to bank transfer. just to receive it all back as they say don't do it !!

Keymani  -

Sorry you fell for the scam.
However, since you fell for one scam, you are now on a "sucker list" that is sold to other scammers.

You may want to print out the following:

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 or hear on the phone 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, GreenDot, MoneyGram, Western Union, iTunes or use ANY gift/money/reload  PIN-type card to send money to a scammer, the money is gone.  In fact, as of June, 2016, it is ILLEGAL for telemarketers to ask for payment via these methods.
• 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!

More information regarding those facts (and others) may be found at
http://phonehelp.2truth.com/facts.html

Remember to return here, to 800notes.com, after you look at any of the information at that site, either to post more information, or to let us know you avoided the scam.

"non-refundable" is what a scammer says ...
How did you send them the money ?

There is no loan/grant.  This is a scam.  They want some money upfront.  Once the money is wired, you never hear from them again.  Total scam.

It's October 12, 2018. Are these scammers still using same number? I didn't answer - I never answer calls from numbers I don't recognize. And if I accidentally answer a scammer's call, I hang up immediately without saying anything.

One more piece of advice to add to Slim's (see 9/24/16 reply):
Never answer a caller's question with the word "Yes". They may ask "can you hear me?" and if you answer "yes", they will record your voice and claim that you agreed to pay for some service to which you will then be obligated to pay. Hang up!!