To report fraud grants:

To report the fraud, go here:
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/support/general-support/grant-fraud.html

Their number is listed , along with an email address, at the top of the page.

I keep getting calls from this 202-621-0743 number the first time The Lady called she had what sounded to me like a Chinese accent, told me my name & number was picked for a Grant I don't even recall how much the grant was for, to be honest. Started asking me personal questions what I would use the grant for whether I was married or single, and my address, and she hung up, which after that I got very suspicious, and looked up The number and seen it was reported to be a Scam, I've had problems with my phone for a while I actually think somehow they have been listening to my conversations and redirecting or reading my messages to get any personal info they can. My phone convos are scrambled think it can't happen well I didn't either but I changed my number yesterday and guess what, they called this morning. How? Somebody needs to put a stop to this, this isn't harmless, these people can steal our identity use our tax info if Ur not using it. Its endless. Stop Them!

Everyone go to your local authorities. Put a stop to this criminal activity.

I'm taking this to my county attorney and to the county attorney in their state. Also taking up with the local police dept. I get anywhere from 2-8 calls a day. Soooo illegal and guess they don't know who they just keep messing with.... Guarantee I'm much smarter at this than they are. Everyone go to your l

just  buy a   "   digitone  call blocker"  ,,,,,,,!!!!

I just called and got a busy signal. Who ever this is called 3 times with no message left. Just don't answer this number if it was important they would leave a message.

This # has called me on several times. I've tried calling the # back but only get a recording saying that it was an invalid #.  Today, 9/10/13 I spoke to some guy who called me by my first name and after that I couldnt understand a word he said.  I fustrated him so bad that he hung up on me. If he calls me again I'm going to record it and tell him I'm reporting him to the police. It seems to me this guy prys on women. I hope nobody falls for his scam.

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 !!!

-  they  are   also  impersonating  DEA  officials  /  IRS  /  FAKE  LAW  FIRMS   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 mostly  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............



202-621-0743
202-239-6225
202-621-0436
202-478-8098
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
202-738-4703
202-800-5563
Caller: 202 area  code  scams / fake calls /  bogus  calls etc.

I just received a call fm this number.  The caller used my first name, however, his accent was so thick I could not understand anything else he said except "federal US government."  I hung up.  I hate, hate, hate scam calls!

My husband just took a call.  told the guy with a thick accent he knows this is a scam and when he was hanging up the guy called him an a**h***.  niiice.  Reading some of the comments before this one.  Please people!!!  you can't get something for nothing.  please don't pass out any financial OR personal information about yourself!!!

I live in AL and was just called with the exact line.  I was told I could use a "pre-paid" card when I refused to give any banking info.  I did not catch the name of the individual, but she identified this money was coming from the US Treasury.  I just laughed.  Said the US Treasury doesn't have enough money to pay our national debt...how do you think they have a few grand for me?!?  Crazy scam.

I keep receiving calls from this phone number and when I answer they hang up/ 202-621-0743

is this the same Brian Shine i coached a season of cybl with a few years ago back in Natomas, and our sons were on the same team?

I received a call from this number. They said I qualified for a $8500 grant. I'm sorry I smell b***s***. I want to get these calls to stop. I gave them nothing.

i've been getting a call from this number once in a while for a couple of months but could never hear the person and would get disconnected. finally today i spoke with the person, same script except it's only $8,000. i asked to get it in writing since they have my contact information and he said we can only accept it by phone. i asked to be removed from the call list and i am passing on the offer. he just said thank you and hung up.

Someone from this number called me once yesterday and five times today. I've been ignoring the calls and decided to call it back only to find out that the number had been disconnected. They called again just now, and I answered. "Helloa. Maya Ia speaka toa Esteven?" When he identified himself, his accent was so thick that I could not make out his name or most of what he said other than "U.S. government", "federal grant", "money you don't have to pay back." I am not stupid. I didn't ask any questions. Instead, I just said, "No, thank you" to which he responded, "Why no thank you?" (again with the accent and bad English). So I hung up. If you work for the U.S. government, you speak English motherFKer.

Can someone let me know if it's real or a scam?!

Got same call and explained that I knew they were scam and never to call my # again- he responded with "f*** you" and hung up on me. Maybe we need to be more agressive with these guys.

Finally called & didn't hang up- when I explained that I knew they were a scam and never to call me at my private # again, the caller said "f*** you" and hung up.

I get these calls every two or three days. I have been reluctant to answer after the first two calls from this number. I did some research on them and waited for the next call. Got te awaited call this morning and decided to answer it. An "Officer Stewart" was on the other end and told me I had been chosen along with 15.000 other eligible candidates to receive $8,500.00. "officer Stewart" sounded Indonesian but insisted he worked with the US Government. I asked him for his Rank or DOD identification number so that I could look him up but he refused to give it to me. These people are not with the government and should be avoided at all costs. You can use your phone to block the numbers they use. I recommend reporting them to your local agencies as soon as you can. This is a scam. Also, any person asking you for a card number or asking you to send money to them so that you are able to receive what they are offering is a swindler. If the government was truly offering you a grant they would not ask for this information and would ask only that you verify your name, age, and address. Anything more is beyond what they are authorized to ask. Also, there would be a way to reach them in return. These calls are not going to stop unless you do something about it on your own. They are scammers and there is no way to stop them as they are not bound by US telemarketing laws and restrictions. Do not give them money, do not give them personal information, do not allow them to keep calling.

Same number calls me daily!  I have asked them to stop, they always say they are with the government and never can answer questions I have.  Not to mention barely speak english.  When I call back, number not in service....

Got a phone call from this # 202-621-0743. I didn't answer because I was not familiar with the #. But as I thought about it, I decided to call the # back just in case but it did not go through. Its a scam!

No!  For the love of Mike.  Does this sound legitimate to you?  I got a call from "Nicole" this morning.  As son as I started asking her question abut up-front costs, she hung up in me.  I dialed her right back and got a recoding that the number had been disconnected.  Really?  That fast?  Thisis a scam.

Calls every week and hangs up when I ask to stop calling

Stop this telephone number from calling my cell number all the time.
1-202-621-0743

I got a call from this number 202-621-0743 saying that I was selected by the government and that they were gonna give me some money that I don't have to pay back, since when the government gives money away like that and don't ask you to pay back?...I didn't give them the chance to ask me for anything I just hung up the phone it just sound it like a scam right away, this idiots think people are stupid they are just a bunch of parasites.

just received a call from 2026210743 a lady claiming to be from the federal government but sounded like she was middle eastern said i won an 8000 dollar grant asked for a bank account number so she could transfer the money, i told her i didnt have a bank account she hung up. i tried to call the number back a recording said the call could not be completed as dialed.... sounds pretty sketchy

Same thing here.I recieved a call on my cell phone  from a "Charles". So I was asked to give a credit card or account information. I asked them to send me a check. "No they only do electronic deposits". I started to ask for a call back number. That wasn't possible. I told "Charles" this sounds like a scam!!

Never give out any personal information to anyone who calls you!

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