253-271-4529

Caller ID says "out of area" but sales spiel says they're from federal government and want to give me a grant, I must call 253-271-4529

Scam, BS, do not call them back, DO NOT provide any personal information to ANYONE!!!!

Caller ID says "109 " but sales spiel says they're from federal government and want to give me a grant, I must call 253-271-4529. I took the information then told her that the call was already being traced because my husband works for the CIA and if this was an attempt to defraud me out of money, they would be caught & prosecuted!  (If they can lie, so can I!)

I called them and I gave them 250.00 dollars did they just ripped me off?

Did you get paid? I paid them 250.00 dollars

....this is a scam - you never have to pay to receive grants!

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

I was called as well.. I let them ramble and waited to see how much they tried to get out of me they said $225.00 I laughed then said I have 2 uncles that are lawyer's and they started stuttering! One said his name was Johnny Parker ext207, the other said Frank Rodgers ext107 the number to call was 253-271-4529.. Nice try guys!! This girl is no fool !

I just got called like an hour ago and they asked for 250$. It is completely fake when you call the next number they send you to a woman who tells you how to submit your money.. She says to use green.moneypak. It is clearly a scam. I'm only 15 years old and this person seriously rambled on for a good 10 minutes, not to mention I couldn't understand the accent of "Johnny Parker" half the time. This is unjust I hope they get in trouble

I called the number and I told the woman I could not give her $250 at the moment and buy the moneypak until tomorrow. She gave me a 347 number... What a coincidence considering I won a new york state federal grant.

Go a call form 253 777 4529. The said it was a debt collection attempt from Shram? If not Shram?,I was to call them back to be removed from the list.  Not the first debt collection call that I have got. I assume that this is a scam, and will ignore this call..