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

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.

NO THEY ARE NOT

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

just talked to David Jones and yes 7000 dollars is the majic number he quoted me, I have not been in AR for a week and the only people that knew I moved here is unemployment office.   beware out there. SCAMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

These freaks are calling my 16 year old son day and night! When I called the number they called from it was a nice man in NJ who said he had no idea what I was talking about. The India man who called my son offered 7000 that did not need to be paid back. I called the number they gave him to call back with the confirmation code only to speak with yet another India woman. I asked her the name of the company (couldn't understand what she said) and told her I knew it was a scam...the government is not going around offering children 7000 dollars. I told her a grant needed to be applied for and that she should be ashamed of earning a living by trying to spam underage children. When I started to get loud with her she hung up.

Called them back and told them that I pulled them up on the computer!!! They hung up on me!!!! Good now maybe they will stop calling me. The bbb should be on them!!! GOD dont like ugly!!!!

I just got the same call as Erik. The lady gave me the 202 number in which i called and of course it just rang.She said that she would give me a call tomorrow at 10:30. If they do i am going to go balistic!!!

I got the same thing as Erik but the first time he called he hung up before giving me the number to call .He called back about five hours later asking if I called.What are they up to?I've gotten other calls as well offering the same thing.There very had to understand,like you only get half of what they say.

I received many calls from this number asking me to send $160.00 charity donation to India to get $7,000. grant money. I said when the grant is sent I would be glad to donate $7,000. I got another call asking for bank tracking number. I told the person on the phone no grant ever asks for bank tracking numbers. And finally I called them and told them I was onto their scam. They hung up.

Thank goodness for the internet, Thanks to you, the phone number to call and the oh so inportant conformation number are in the trash. I'm in Florida and just got the call about an hour ago, I called Verizon to report this scam but I was told this call was based out of the far East. Then comes back to some third party. And the monies somehow make it back East. Just one big scandel. So if you get a call saying you earned a Grant for $7,000.00 and tells you to call 202 470-1238 with a conformation number; just hang up.

Yes I  just got the same call, when I called the number it rings once or twice and goes busy, The thing that made me skeptical is he said I was eligable besause all my bills are paid on time and I never filed bankruptsy. However I've been unemployed for 14 months and every collection agency known to man is on my butt.And I knew then that this is a scam. Bad enough I gave them my address but I avoided giving any credit card information, or banking information. So fellow citizens beware.

I just got a called from Jennifer Jones and Mandy Washington asking me to send the $150 to receive $7,000 government grant.  SCAMMERS

i just got a call from those people, the same number. It was a girl like u said and she said that i have 7000 grant money and i look up in the internet and i found out first that it is a scam thanks to you.

Company saying they are with the US department and i WAS CHOSEN FOR A $7000.00 Grant, just need to pay $3.44 for shipping.  I told them I needed more information as I could hear a lot of chatter in the background aludding me it was  a boiler room and a SCAM.  Never gave them my information, but did call them back from my home phione number which scares me a little.  They need to be stopped as they call restricted and call several times per day.  The phone number the lady gave me was 202-470-1238.

Thank you so much for the information you reported.  I was laid of a month ago and am desperate for money but they are calling from a boiler room and also say they are from the US goverment.  I have asked them several questions which they could not answer. They have been calling every day, 4 times plus per day and I finally asked for there phone number which led me to you.  Thank you for taking the time to post this scam as I think alot of people are following into to it due the the state of the economy.

God Bless,,
Sincerely,

Jennifer

Not legitimate and is illegal!  Don't fall for it!

They are absolutely NOT a legitimate company! They will ask you to western union a100.00 in which they will call a processing fee. As soon as the money is sent they will stop contact and you will never get the so called grant money as you were promised. I promise you that it is a SCAM that is being ran out of India. So do not waste your hard earned money in hopes of receiving a government grant because you will be sadly disappointed!

A guy with an accent called me and told me I was chosen to receive a $7000 federal grant. He gave me a approval code and the gave me a number to call. Sharlen Clark answered and she told me that I would have to send $200 to them through western union. First she said this was going to be a check sent to a charity in my name. I told her I didn't have any money and she said that if I coup come up wit $100 then this would be fine that this would help go towards fees for sending the money through western union. I called back two days later and the same lady answers and says that its just to make sure that the money will come through since it is a large amount. These people are FRAUDS. Don't send them anything and I will be reporting them TODAY.

Yeah my lady was AMBER.

Yes I got the same phone call and I live in Illinios. I waited for 30 to 40 min. and then called the number and the lady answerewd and wanted me to explain to her what the green send money form looked like to her. for i can send $200 to homeless children for i wouldnt get taxed on $7000. if westeren union found out that it was coming from the goverenment they would tax the money and i would only end up with $4000 out of $7000.

I got the call a few times i looked up the area code and saw all these stories so i called the number back telling them i was at western union and the lady said she will have to call me back after a few minutes she called me back and told me to get the green paper at western union and told me the person name to send it to so i was like wat company you work for again she said its a government grant.i ask y shuld i send money to receive money cant they take it from the $5000 am supposed to be getting she said the $190 was to verify that it was me WHAT THE HECK. after that she asked me to read the confirmation code to her that i received at western union so i told her i don't so .so i told the lady if she need money so badly get a job like everybody else.and to remove me of their calling list or the police would be involve she was like ok i won't be callin u again.BEWARE her name was Helen Dixon and she had a very strong accent.

The funniest thing just happened. I just received a phone call for an phone number that I had never seen before, and the person on the other line was a foriegn man who told me that I was eligible for a 7000 federal grant. He gave me another number to call, who was suppose to be his supervisor. she was also foriegn, and she told me to go to the western union and give them 210 dollars which would be donated to a charity. And all that was done I was wait for about 10 minutes and I should have my money. She even said that she would stay on the phone with me until the money was received. Something told me check the number and WOW what did I find out..... IT WAS A SCAM!!!!!!!

Received a call from an unavailable number. The lady sounded like a Arabian or something telling me I had been selected to receive a $7000 grant that would not need to be repaid.  She told me my first and last name and then that's when it hit me when she read out my cell phone number and zip code with no address.  So, see gave me a so-called confirmation number AR141 telling me to contact her imaginary manager at this same phone number this (202) 470-1238 with the next few minutes.  After I got off the phone with her I called this number and the phone just rang.  So, I hung up and called it back maybe two or three times cause she said it might be busy.  While I was waiting I decided to check what area code this was and what do you know I found this site about this number reported as a fraud.  Everybody can't be making up the same story.  Somebody need to be their foot in their counterfeit behinds and tell em' something good.  Please let me do it.

Also just got contacted.  First caller notified me that I was contacted because I paid my taxes on time, which I did not, and that they did a criminal check on my and I did not have a criminal background, which is true, so I was going to receive a government grant of 7000.  Call 202 470 1238 and give them a number, which she gave me, and they will tell mehow to get the money.  So I did this while I was looking the # up on line, and read about the scam here.  The man on the line proceeded to tell me I needed to send 350 before I could get the tracking number to Western Union to get the 7000, and the 350 would go to the homeless.  I told him I was looking up his number while we spoke and he became silent, and hung up....

I received a call from this number, said they were calling me from Washington DC, said they were from the US Grants Department and I had been awarded a grant of $7000 that I would not have to pay back. I was selected from the census and some other criteria. He gave me my money confirmation # and the ph# to call to claim it. I called the  202-470-1238 number Bryan Williams ask me to sand $200 I sand it on top of half of the sales tax which is $700.00 plus $15 to sand it . Next day I gat call again this time 202-621-0089 David Jonse hi told me my grant is $14.000.00 and I need to pay tax $700.00 last time and I need to go US bank to receive the many. I went they don?t give my they can give only $7000.00 but my grant is $14,000.00 the let   me go that day next day I gat call again from David Jonse hi told me  they call me again 646-736-7991 IRS ask delivery many $1999.00 and hi side this is last time but is not they calling back 316-444-3100 ask me

If this happens to you please contact your attorney general?s office and file a complaint!  Please do not call this number back because if you are on the DO NOT CALL list then this will give them permission to continue to call your number!  And DO NOT give out ANY of your personal information!!!!  This could also be a number being used by SPOOF.  Meaning they enter a number in and they could be outside of our country. BE WARE

They r scams don't send any money

Same here just called me with same thing...did u get the money yet..??

Husband just got the call. Send them 110.00 processing plus 10.00 for Western Union. They will send us 7,000.00 within minutes. saying it is a reimbursement of income taxes. I don't like it when I can't even understand what they are saying. Maybe that is part of the plan to get us to not ask a bunch of questions.

These people are saying that you have been selected to receive a grant.  But you have to give them $200 in order to get it.  They also ask for credit card or bank account numbers.

I got the same call and was trying to find out the same information.  Are they legal?  Did you get an answer when you called the number?