213-430-4297

I have done the same thing.......YOU MUST REGISTER A COMPLAINT WITH THE FCC...!!! add your number to the NATIONAL DON NOT CALL REGISTRY as well...

good idea

I was looking through offers on Facebook's "YoVille" for free game money and clicked a link for these people. They make you put in all of your contact information before they lead you to the page asking for money from you to send their information. Since then, I've received a ridiculous amount of calls at all hours of the day and night. Once I yelled at the woman, and this morning they began calling at 7:46 AM. After speaking to T-mobile - who does not offer call blocking under any condition - I called the telemarketers back and asked to be taken off their calling list. We'll see what happens, but I know for a fact that FCC rules state that no marketing or collection calls can be before 8AM. These people need to be shut down.

i am tired of my phone ringing with calls from this number. i wish they would stop, whats the point? i will never answer the phone if i am not familiar with the number. jerks stop! leave us alone!

where on the fcc web page do you add a complaint?

keeps calling business phone, further calls will result in legal actions!

They are called grant sevices they are calling from LA California and they are based out of New York. Even if you call back and ask to be on the DONT NOT CALL list they will still call you. I know because they still call me

You have to go to the SEC website

Numerous calls a day, I do not answer. They do not leave a message. I am in bed by 7:30 PM as my day starts at 2:30 AM. How do these people get my number? I,m getting tired of this!

these m***erF**kerz called me like freakin 10 times or more a day also, even when im at school!!! so after like 2 days of them calling my mom answered ad sad she was mymom and they hung up then my mom called back and cursed them ut!! so im waitng to see if they call back!!! smh dumb pppl sayinf that the a gov't grant ppl

Here is what I had to do to get these people to finally stop calling. After numorous calls at all hours of the day and night, I answered the phone one day and stated "thanks for calling. just so you are aware, I am recording this conversation for accuracy and will be forwarded to the FCC for further investigation. Now for the 10th time take me off your call list and do not call again." Seemed to work (thus far)

OF COURSE ITS A SCAM - ALL GRANT OFFERINGS VIA PHONE OR WEBSITE ARE ALL SCAMS !!!

Government Grant Scams
The "free money" scam has been around almost as long as the human species.
It has more variations than a bulldog has wrinkles but you can count on one thing: the government (any government) does not simply give money away to individuals. Anyone who tells you differently has larceny in his heart.
If you give him your bank account number, he will soon have your funds in his pocket.
It does no good to list all of the names used by these bunko artists because a.) they change all the time and b.) every single free-money government-grant offer is a scam. Period.
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2009/03/grant_scam_ads.html
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/scam_alerts/grant.html
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2009/03/ftc_stimulus_scam.html

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION WEBSITE      
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt134.shtm

‘Free Government Grants’: Don’t Take Them For Grant-ed
“Because you pay your income taxes on time, you have been awarded a free $12,500 government grant! To get your grant, simply give us your checking account information, and we will direct-deposit the grant into your bank account!”
Sometimes, it’s an ad that claims you will qualify to receive a “free grant” to pay for education costs, home repairs, home business expenses, or unpaid bills. Other times, it’s a phone call supposedly from a “government” agency or some other organization with an official sounding name. In either case, the claim is the same: your application for a grant is guaranteed to be accepted, and you’ll never have to pay the money back.
But the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation’s consumer protection agency, 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 advertise “free grants” in the classifieds, inviting readers to call a toll-free number for more information. Others are more bold: they call you out of the blue. They 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. FTC attorneys say calls and come-ons for free money invariably are rip offs.
Grant scammers generally follow a script: they congratulate you on your eligibility, then ask for your checking account information so they can “deposit your grant directly into your account,” or cover a one-time “processing fee.” The caller may even reassure you that you can get a refund if you’re not satisfied. In fact, you’ll never see the grant they promise; they will disappear with your money.
The FTC says following a few basic rules can keep consumers from losing money to these “government grant” scams:
    Don’t give out your bank account information to anyone you don’t know. Scammers pressure people to divulge their bank account information so that they can steal the money in the account. Always keep your bank account information confidential. Don’t share it unless you are familiar with the company and know why the information is necessary.
    Don’t pay any money for a “free” government grant. If you have to pay money to claim a “free” government grant, it isn’t really free. A real government agency won’t ask you to pay a processing fee for a grant that you have already been awarded — or to pay for a list of grant-making institutions. The names of agencies and foundations that award grants are available for free at any public library or on the Internet. The only official access point for all federal grant-making agencies is www.grants.gov.
    Look-alikes aren’t the real thing. Just because the caller says he’s from the “Federal Grants Administration” doesn’t mean that he is. There is no such government agency. Take a moment to check the blue pages in your telephone directory to bear out your hunch — or not.
    Phone numbers can deceive. Some con artists use Internet technology to disguise their area code in caller ID systems. Although it may look like they’re calling from Washington, DC, they could be calling from anywhere in the world.
    Take control of the calls you receive. If you want to reduce the number of telemarketing calls you receive, place your telephone number on the National Do Not Call Registry. To register online, visit www.donotcall.gov. To register by phone, call 1-888-382-1222 (TTY: 1-866-290-4236) from the phone number you wish to register.
    File a complaint with the FTC. If you think you may have been a victim of a government grant scam, file a complaint with the FTC online at www.ftc.gov, or call toll-free, 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357); TTY: 1-866-653-4261. The FTC enters Internet, telemarketing, identity theft, and other fraud-related complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a secure online database available to hundreds of civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad.
The FTC works for the consumer to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices in the marketplace and to provide information to help consumers spot, stop, and avoid them. To file a complaint or to get free information on consumer issues, visit ftc.gov or call toll-free, 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357); TTY: 1-866-653-4261. The FTC enters consumer complaints into the Consumer Sentinel Network, a secure online database and investigative tool used by hundreds of civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad.
September 2006


Feds: Scammers Falsely "Guaranteed" Government Grants
Court halts operators' deceptive pitches for grant writing book and services


By James Limbach
ConsumerAffairs.com
July 24, 2009

A federal judge has stopped an operation from falsely claiming that it could help consumers secure a "$25,000 Grant" -- guaranteed -- from the U.S. government.
The case is part of a Federal Trade Commission crackdown on scammers trying to capitalize on the economic downturn by targeting people facing financial hardship.
In the complaint the FTC, jointly with the attorneys general of Kansas, Minnesota, and North Carolina, charged that Grant Writers Institute, LLC and its related entities (together, GWI) falsely told consumers that they were eligible for grants as part of the recently announced economic stimulus package .
According to the complaint, the false and deceptive claims by GWI violate federal law, state consumer protection laws, and the FTC's Telemarketing Sales Rule. The complaint seeks a court order permanently stopping the defendants' illegal conduct and forcing them to return money to consumers injured by the scheme.
"Stamping out grant fraud and other types of schemes that take advantage of consumers in dire financial shape continues to be one of the Federal Trade Commission's highest priorities," said David Vladeck, Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection. "There is no such thing as a guaranteed grant. But to consumers in financial trouble, the chance for extra income -- guaranteed or otherwise -- can unfortunately be a huge draw."
The FTC says since at least 2007, GWI has mass mailed postcards to consumers across the country falsely claiming that the consumers "are Guaranteed a $25,000 Grant from the U.S. Government." Consumers who call the number are pitched a $59 book titled "Professional Grant Writer 'The Definitive Guide to Grant Writing Success.'"
The company's telemarketers falsely claim that the book will explain how to get government grants  -- including the "guaranteed" $25,000 grant. GWI and its North Carolina-based telemarketers, also named as defendants in the complaint, then call consumers who have bought the book, trying to get them to pay hundreds of dollars or more for grant research, writing, or coaching services, falsely claiming a 70 percent success rate in securing grant funding.
In reality, few, if any consumers ever receive any grant money.
The Commission contends that in addition to falsely claiming consumers were "guaranteed" to receive grants, GWI used the current government stimulus package to make its pitch. For example, when consumers called the number on the mass-mailed postcard, they heard a recording that said, "If you've been reading the papers you know that recently our government released $700 billion into the private sector. What you probably don't know is that there is another $300 billion that must be given away this year to people just like you."
The recording continues, "And if you're one of the lucky few who knows how to find and apply for these grants, you will receive a check for $25,000 or more, and we guarantee it . . . If you don't get a check for $25,000 or more, you pay nothing."
The following were named as defendants:
• Affiliate Strategies, Inc.;
• Landmark Publishing Group, LLC (d/b/a G.F. Institute and Grant Funding Institute);
• Grant Writers Institute, LLC;
• Answer Customers, LLC;
• Apex Holdings International, LLC;
• Brett Blackman, individually and as an officer, manager, and/or member of Affiliate Strategies, Inc., Landmark Publishing Group, LLC, Grant Writers Institute, LLC, Answer Customers, LLC, and Apex Holdings International, LLC;
• Jordan Sevy, individually and as a manager of Landmark Publishing Group, LLC;
• James Rulison, individually and as president of Answer Customers, LLC, all located in Kansas.
The complaint also names the following North Carolina entities as defendants:
• Real Estate Buyers Financial Network LLC (d/b/a Grant Writers Research Network);
• Martin Nossov, individually and as a manager and member of Real Estate Buyers Financial Network LLC; and
• Alicia Nossov, individually and as a manager and member of Real Estate Buyers Financial Network LLC.



Read more: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2009/07 ... l#ixzz0NENGCoRV

OK, I know where this came from, i hope. I filled out some information for a google work from home scam for $1.99, I never went thru with it but had entered my info unfortunetly. They would call me multiples of times a day. So, I wrote down the number and when it showed up again, I pretended that I was some slow speaking [***] who had no job and I even pretended to want to give her my SS# and credit card number she said not necessary, until she got to the end of her pitch, she then said it would costt me $1.99 to have this shipped to me, AH HA! thats when I realized it was the GOOGLE scam that wanted $1.99 also. they havent called back since. thats the truth.  Good luck.

I have had over twenty calls a day from this number for the last six months.  i'm glad i have unlimited minutes on my CELL PHONE.  at one point, after fifteen or so calls and about half a bottle of captain morgan, i decided to mess with them a little bit.  i pretended to be an illegal mexican immigrant that didn't have a credit card, but had someone else's card from a wallet i had stolen.  against all morals, ethics, and descent business-like behavior, they continued to hassle me for the STOLEN CREDIT CARD NUMBER!  it's amazing.  i have reported them to the better business bureau, the ftc, and any other government agency that would listen to me, even recalling the incident just described.  i've received numerous emails thanking me for my reports, etc. but have yet to see any action agains this "company."  it's always the same person that calls (Grace), even though she sometimes has an american voice, sometimes and indian voice, i've asked to speak to supervisors when they've called, and have been hung up on, i've asked to be put on the do not call list, and been hung up on, i've tried to be nice to them and explain that i do not have a credit card, so that even if i wanted their service, it would be impossible for me, and was hung up on.  i've been rude, and been hung up on, i've made threats, pretended this wasn't my number, tried to explain that this is a cell phone, called them back at least thirty times within an hour to harass them back, pretty much any fun entertaining thing i could think of, and every time it's the same...."click."  i am on the national do not call list, so there's no reason they would even call me unless it was a scam.  no idea where they got my number from, and have resorted to saving their number in my cell phone as "bu***hit grant a**holes."  that's the only thing i've had any luck with.  5 or 6 calls already today and it's only 2pm, but i've just stopped answering them.  i reported them again to the ftc today and was informed that my complaint has been updated and that they aren't even listed as a real company and that the ftc can't really do anything, because they have no address listed and when they've called the number they get hung up on also.  at a loss.

A female who calls herself "Grace" keeps on calling to ask what I am going to do with the Federal Government Grants that she says I have asked to receive. She calls everyday, at least twice, from dawn to dusk. Unidentified males also call and ask the same question. All have been calling for months. I have repeatedly asked them to stop calling. Poor things! They just don't understand English, and they must be severely mentally ill to continue to harass all of us who have made these requests and complaints. I hope that they get professional counseling help, before it's just too late...I am going to read Holy Bible Scripture verses to them when next they call. They need to accept Salvation, before it's too late...If they don't accept The Truth Of The Gospel leading to Salvation now, and on the telephone, I will mail them some Gospel tracts when I discover where they will be incarcerated after they are arrested for their continuing financial scams. JESUS SAVES, ALL...AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.la.bbb.org/Business-Report/Global-Reach-International-100062333

Global Reach Marketing is some kind of moron run telemarketing company! They call constantly most of the time there is no one on the other end to answer. If you try and call them back you are put on hold forever. I gave up after 20 minutes. If you are called by them report them to the Better Business Bureau of Los Angeles. I did find their address and some phone numbers, 633 W. 5th, Fl 16, Los Angeles, CA, 90017. The phone numbers are: 213-228-8111, 213-452-6359, 213-533-8042. The last one was disconnected. Maybe they had it disconnected because some moron was calling them too much. I say those of use who are bothered by these brainless twits call them constantly and see how they like it. Suffering from insomnia, can't sleep call them at 3:00 AM.
Caller ID: Caller ID: 213 430 4297
Caller: Global-Reach-International
Caller Type: Telemarketer

repeated calls from this number. When I answer I either don't get and answer, or they call my phone repeatedly and refuse to leave a message.

This is what I found out about (213)430-4297.
And here is a bit more detail info about Gloabal Reach Int.

Business Contact & ProfileBack to Top
Business Name:  Grant Search
Grant Doctor
JRS Media Solutions  
Business Address:  305 West Broadway, #114
New York , NY 10013
See the location on a Mapquest Map
See the location on a Google Map  
Phone Number:  (800) 479-0979  
BBB Accreditation:  This business is not a BBB Accredited Business  
Type of Business:  GOVERNMENT GRANT SERVICES  
Website Address:  http://www.GrantMasterCD.com
http://www.myfedmoney.com
http://www.getgrantsource.com
http://www.GrantMembersSite.com
http://www.fedgrantusa.com

Business Contact & ProfileBack to Top
Business Name:  Grant Search
Grant Doctor
JRS Media Solutions  
Business Address:  305 West Broadway, #114
New York , NY 10013
See the location on a Mapquest Map
See the location on a Google Map  
Phone Number:  (800) 479-0979  
BBB Accreditation:  This business is not a BBB Accredited Business  
Type of Business:  GOVERNMENT GRANT SERVICES  
Website Address:  http://www.GrantMasterCD.com
http://www.myfedmoney.com
http://www.getgrantsource.com
http://www.GrantMembersSite.com
http://www.fedgrantusa.com  

I hope this helps you.

its a non- stop call they don't ever stop calling.... how can i stop them... is it just marketing ppl?