I received a call from a 000-000-000 sometimes I get calls from friends on Skype like this, so I answered. The lady wanted to give me a free 9.000 grant. Sounded too good to be true. She said I could receive the money in cash or directly into my bank account. The government just randomly selected me, um hum. I said if I want the money in cash what would I do. She said to call her supervisor at 202-657-5500 and give them my confirmation number. What a scam. I'm not calling.

Received a call from an unknown number (00000000), then I was told to call their supervisor at 202-657-5500 with a conf# the first person gave me. He then was telling me to go to an Western Union with $300 and he will instruct how to get that $300 plus another $9000 grant from US Govt.

I told him he was a fake person impersonating as us govt. official. He then started cursing. These are all scams. Please be aware...

I just received this same call, and when they asked how I would like to receive the money I told them Western Union, then he gave me  code and asked for my DL# to help Western Union ID me, as to being the right person  to pick up the money. I told him I didn't give out my info on the to anyone, so he said I could call this number (202-241-9449) and give it to them when I called back. I googled it. nothing but a scam, but of course this goes on all the time and when they caught our government will do nothing but slap their hands and say don't do it again or else

I was literally just on the telephone with this group, and they sounded too good to be true. My fiance and me are in a bad place with money, due to my recent injury, and hearing I'd been awarded grant money for school was great news. I'd only applied for financial aid a little bit ago. Anyway, I googled the phone number and was shocked. I stopped communicating with them, but I feel hurt being taken advantage of when we're really in deep need for help. I hope someone finds these people and the ones behind this scam get caught and punished for their crimes. They talked about paying tax money on the grant (which is when I began questioning things, because grant money isn't taxed), and how they were making the request from the New York Federal Reserve. If you're not well informed, experienced, or if you are desperate (like we are for help) it all sounds very real. Beware, I have yet to encounter anything that is real when it sounds to good. Though I hold out hope, I am starting to think people are basically evil and only act good out of fear of being punished by others over them in positions of power. =(

I just received  a call from these people and they stated that I would be receiving 10,000 if I just give the my debit card number I told them I was the police they hung up

forgot to mention this phone number is in Washington where the U.S. Federal Grant Department is located which made it hard to tell whether it was real or a scam, but obviously a scam if they wanted me to send them money

well i got a call from 202 241 9449 and they said they were "supposedly" from the us federal grant department, the lady on the phone said her name was Cassandra no last name, anyways i went on about how am i qualified for this grant, she said im unemployed and single etc., and after telling her that i dont have $179.00 for this green dot money pack she said i can put it hold or cancel it, i said put it on hold. after speaking to my brother he said that it was a scam, so i figured id call back again, it was the same lady Cassandra) that answered the phone and said she just spoke to me, i know and everyone knows, if the U.S. Government was to give away "free" money it would be free with no charges, but she said i had to pay this to the bank b4 i can recieve this grant because of taxes, so i said ok, then i told her i dont have the $179.00 to keep it on hold, my brother said something else to me and i immediately called back again and it was (Cassandra) again, i told her this was scam, youre not getting $179.00 from me for a free grant, and that if she didnt put my $10,000.00 grant on my prepaid card, she can talk to my lawyer, she said good luck with that sir and hung up on me. this is a scam, if anyone else is reading this, do not give them any of your info or send them money!

Unfortunattly I was scam by the pay day loan, and that's how these Mother f****rs got all my info, I've been called with the I HAVE A WARRANT OUT FOR MY ARREST! SO OF COURSE i'VE LEARNED, that these f****rs are all connected once you put your info online to get that loan that you desperatly need, so I told them come and get me, PURE S***!!!police never calls you when their comming for you , I know!!and today I was the lucky one to get a 10.000 grant, I have an X on my back, no luck at all, and these people that can't even speak english properly, wanted me to send them UNTRACEBLE MONEY PACK  for 187.00 to insure the money, what a crock. I can't understand how this still going on, and the POLICE, (good only to give tickets) don't do s*** about it, it's sad that a powerfull goverment U.S.A. dosen't do nothing about it, but sure let's get involved in any onther bussiness that we shoudn't be in, and that's how the cookie crombles!

FOR SURE IT'S A SCAM!!! I just got a call from the US goverment, after 6:00 pm,, HAHA,, I know enough to know that the goverment closes early on fridays, and these mother f****rs with a Cryo accent are telling me that I qualify for a 10.000$  grant, and to send them a money pack which is UNTRACEBLE to send them 187 to insure the money, So I told the bich to BLOW me first, and after I got the check I'll send her the money, guess what? she froze, I told her to go F*** herself, DO NOT SEND THESE MOTHERS ANY MONEY, IT'S A F****NG SCAMMMMMMMMMMMMM,

Caller said I was to receive $10,000 Gov. Grant.  Just purchase a $green Dot Card for $162.00 to lock in my code.  She also asked why I wanted to receive by Western Union not my checking acct.   I  said I was scammed once and she assured me this was no scam. Said that I completed a survey about 6 months ago and the info came from there,  What survey?

202  "  AREA  CODE  FRAUD  SCAMS".........have  been  going  on  forever !!!
( already  addressed   here  and  in the forums a  million  times   already.......everyone  should  know  by  now !!!  ).


202  area  code  fraud  scams !!!!!

PLEASE  NOTE !!!   THESE  SCAMMERS  ARE ALSO IMPERSONATING   THE  US  GOV'T /  SEVERAL  GOV'T  OFFICES AND   PERSONS....BEWARE !!!

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NEW  TWIST  !!!  AS  OF  05.21.2013   ,  NOW  CLAIMING  TO  COLLECT  "   DISASTER  FUNDS"  FOR  THE  OKLAHOMA  TORNADOES  !!!!       ALL  FAKE................( SAD  BUT  TRUE )  

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-  new  twist  is  they  are   also  impersonating  DEA  officials  /  IRS   etc....  with  threats  to  arrest you  unless  you  immediately  send money  via  wire   transfer /  western  union   to some   offshore  country  !!!!!   obvious  scam  !!!

some  are landlines...many  are  cell phones...some  are  spoofed  and  linked  to  offshore foreign call centers  /  countries !!!!
we've  traced  back  most  of  these  numbers  to  offshore  foreign    call centers  in  INDIA /  THAILAND / AFRICA  /  JAMAICA  ETC....

here's a  few  other  numbers  posted  from  the   same  area  code  offering a  wide  variety  of  scams  /  fake  emails and  scams  after  posting  something  on   craigslist   (  old  scam  )  ...... collecting  for  non  existant  "  payday  loans "....free  money / scam  giveaways /  calling  on  behalf  of  a  humane  society..... $1,000's  in  free  gov't  money.........  etc  etc.....stories  change  out  all the  time......and  the  usual  nonsense!!!

**   mysteriously  call to  claim  they  have  several  thousand  of  dollars  to  send  you....just  provide  your  bank  account and  credit  card   right  away   etc etc.........scam scam

several  of  these are  the  usual   long  ongoing  scams   such  as  :  you  have  won a  free  walmart /  bestbuy  gift  card....or  you  have  won a  free  ipad  etc......all  long  ongoing  scams

202-621-0436  ( offshore  foreign  call center ? )  poor  english and  violent on the  phone!  claim  to  be  giving  away  $1,000's  in  free cash....just  give  them all your  personal  info  etc........


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202-800-5680
202-407-7221
202-552-1545
202-657-4485
202-684-6393
202-607-2732
202-657-6800
202-905-0682
202-215-2622
202-202-0000  ( fake  #  )
202-559-4661
202-684-6796
202-615-1823
202-239-0331
202-407-7213
202-657-6252
202-559-0667
202-558-4605
202-684-8305
202-785-5534
202-827-0661
202-621-0667
202-534-3926
202-599-8726
202-286-0705
202-559-0687
202-779-8686
202-234-3930
202-683-9875
202-405-4852
202-599-7894
202-895-0900
202-779-8686
202-738-5647
202-417-7606
202-403-4812
202-379-1926
202-644-8750
202-595-9420
202-870-5859
202-380-3449
202-674-8706
202-730-9951
202-684-2191
202-674-8789
202-615-5910
202-417-4483
202-664-2228
202-506-8939
202-640-5461
202-559-4645
202-674-2106
202-239-2860
202-470-0037
202-239-1271
202-379-1935
202-470-6720
202-505-6138
202-650-6145
202-715-6610
202-684-8622
202-800-5517
202-559-4664
202-436-9919
202-241-4267
202-827-0660
202-599-8821
202-407-9217
202-280-7882
202-391-0961
202-640-5457
202-640-5495
202-640-2926
202-559-7869
202-434-1317
202-738-9778
202-644-8989
202-730-9945
202-580-8490
202-827-1692
202-747-7372
202-280-7264
202-496-0986
202-556-4418
202-709-3010
202-445-7881
202-679-4428
202-905-0699
202-896-3563
202-351-3916
202-407-9198
202-684-6540
202-695-8604
202-304-5614
202-280-5502
202-800-5537
202-234-3930
202-354-8935
202-123-4567  (  obviously  a  faked  #  by a  fraud  scammer )
202-552-4779
202-249-7541
202-684-6934
202-657-6907
202-664-0962
202-674-4728
202-666-6887
202-657-5284
202-594-8012
202-640-5471
202-280-7039
202-499-1488
202-499-1612
202-427-2537
202-427-2637
202-747-7384
202-666-3431
202-657-5308
202-740-2504
202-738-1016
202-470-1411
202-719-2244
202-808-3679
202-666-1040
202-247-0078
202-666-4401
202-666-3304
202-408-5620
202-621-7457
202-709-5391
202-738-4127
202-666-5096
202-470-3641
202-709-8562
202-241-9449

I have had several calls from this number, claiming to be the Federal Grant Office. They want to give me a $10,000 Government Grant. But, only after I purchase a Green Dot Money Pack for $180. Sure sounds like a scam to me. Why Would the Federal Government require the purchase of a Money Pack card to award a grant?