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

ERic  Newman  206-452-3769   Ext.105 called FREE FEDERAL GRANT $7000. wanted electronic deposit info
told him I had Idenity theft already due not have any accounts or card he sad to get one GREEN.MONEY@PAK card
and but money on $10,$20. or $100. this is make sure it want be scammed if they mail me a check .Told him
call him back  I had heart surgery 2 weeks ago can not afford even $10. I wanted to check it out first.There is legal
www.grants.gov

If it sounds to good to be true then probably is I was contacted by a man, named Isaac & told I was eligible for a grant for $7000.00 & I needed to call Sam at 202-683-9904. He instrucked me in order to receive my $ I needed to send them $. Yeah right I know thats a load of crap told them not got call my phone anymore.

Government Grant Scams
Although government grant scams have been around almost as long as the government itself, the majority of the sites being advertised today didn't exist before the November 2008 election.

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.
    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.

I receieved a call and gave them my card number because, for me it sounded like something that could happen well, when the guy told me to call back on the phone mumber 202 657 6255 and i was to speak to ryan smith i was already scared just because of the name and then speaking to ryan he said i needed to go to western union and send 310 dollars i said i was unsure of everything. I am glad that I live right by the bank because I went and drew out all of my money and went and cancelled my card right away i hate people who scam and i shouldve listened to myself and do what i always do and just say im not giving out my info 7000 is a lot of money but not worth all the money i work  for   ryan smith + government+ 202-657-6255+ unknown caller+ grants+federal bank and all the bull that they say in there "indian" accents dont fall for it

I have just been SCAMMED. I was instructed to pay a refundable 585 dollars as processing fee to get an amount of 7,000 dollars from the federal reserve bank.I completed the transaction before realizing the dum thing I had done.How do I get my money back and how do we get these culprits arrested to prevent other unsuspecting persons from falling prey?
Their names and # are:
                 Robert Smith   202-684 3323
                 
                 Eric Newman   202-657-6268

call the western union fraud agency department at 800-448-1492 (might be different depending on your area or state you live in.) Do this as fast as possible, if they have already picked up your money you don't get it back... I fell victim to this scam as well... twice actually... (don't ask me how I let it happen to me twice.) the first time i got my money back and when i tried to get my money back the second time after I realized I have been scammed AGAIN, I called western union fraud departmentfor the second time this time they told me my money has already been picked up and there is no way to get it back.

the only way is to stop the money transfer through western union (the number on the back of the recipt) you have to do this within 24 hours... if not i'm sorry you didn't catch it in time keep posting numbers and try to get these idiots caught, also when you insert these phone numbers into a tapper it comes back to howard university in washington d.c... I think this should be investigated.. I'm sure they did it this way through "spoofs" or "generated numbers" where they are messing up is they use the same numbers.

Hey I just went through the same process twice as a dumy. call the western union number at the bottom of the reciept or go to there website( www.westernunion.com) they will return your number or work with you on how to go upon this. Hey if yu have any other need help email me maybe we can help  eachother get these b@stards!  ellie_mendoza@yahoo.com

They may have my account information but I stay broke, they will never get a penny. LOL

Oh no I feel for it to. There has away to get my money back, I'm so pissed. All my hard work.

I recieve a call saying I will get a $8000.00 grant. I had to send 250.00 to india. Then they call back telling me to compelte the process I have to give $460.00. The person I talk to name was Eric Nerman this is a scam.

I'm so sorry for your troubles but do you think you should be posting your telephone number for the entire world to see. I'm not trying to be ugly... I'm just saying it opens you up for future scammers or harrassing phone calls.

I can't believe this is still going on.....this guys are doing it openly. My friend got a call from 202-657-6268 guy name Eric Newman (obviously using wrong name). Same story: You will receive $8k grant money but u have to western union them $900 etc etc......My friend was about to send him money but i am glad i searched this online. This means our government or FBI is doing nothing about this.....filing complaint is not helping otherwise why this people are still operating scam openly. They are not even blocking their calls!!!! From online forum or board like its look like its been going on for long long time and our government or internet crime controls are not doing anything....they are joke. same number and you can call them back and they will answer your phone.......

if you want to report them here is some numbers and if you are scared just do it i did maybe we can catch them, credit card fraud agency 1 800 6851111 and for FTC call 8773824357 or you can go to FTC.gov and for to report it to secret service  call 202 406 5078 the reason i say this is because they are using that it is government but it isn't it is a scam they got me for $678 and just like the rest i caught on but to late and the only thing we can do is try to catch them the numbers they called me from were 202-684-6433 by the name Micheal Ford and the other is Eric Newman and the number is 202-657-6268

yes there is go put a watch on your account change your cards and if you gave them your account tell them that you want to change your account number because a scam artitst has your account number

this is not something you want to happen to you as it did to me. This is not a bank and it is not grant office. They say you get 7000 dollars, but they get you to send 1143 and give you the run around about not getting any money.

i  got scamed. does anyone know how to get my money back. please call me in this number 239-603-4724

The lady that was called her name was stacy jhonson.

the lady her name is stacy call me from block phone she ask for my account to deposit $7000   i gave her my account but its empty they dont deposit any money i call the ph# they give me they ask for $210 prossessing fee I,m not gave them nothing by

Have they taken anyones money without authorization Said same thing Frank miller 202-683-9919 .

I got scamed aswell and I would like to know how to get my cash back. If anyone has any information please let me kno. 248-795-3872. Thanks

So it started yesterday and carried over today when the indian woman called me from a blocked number (pretty rough english) she said she was calling on behalf of the US Gov't offering $7k grant from big brother.  (unfortunately for them, i'm a risk investigator for a Credit card processing company)  i can see fraud a mile away.  immediately i started asking probing questions.  why was the number blocked? she hesitated as she looked for an answer. finally she said she was on an internet based dialer which automatically blocks the number. doubt it but ok...  how could i contact you if i have any further questions?  she said once i provided appropriate info she will assign a case manager who will release the funds to mean and she would provide me his contact info again only once i provide my info.  i gave her the first 8 actual number of my debit card and made up the last 8. (just to be safe) she provided me with a "Grant confirmation number"  CR219 and provided me Henry Jons name and number 202-683-9904.  called the guy right away and amazingly he answered, i pretended to play dumb and gave him my "grant confirmation number"  gave it to him and while he pulled up "My File" i began to fire questions.  what department was he in? what was the address of where his Dept was? he began to mumble and get nervous,  i could hear someone in the background feeding him info...  he quickly said i'm in the Grant dept. and we have no address...  i asked so you're dept doesn't exist?  quickly he said he has to place me on hold.

finally jumps back on and tries to avoid the questions and says looks like you were approved and you should see you're funds in about 10-15 mins.   i asked him what the deposit would show up as in my bank acct.  he said "no no....  there's no charge going to hit the acct."  for being a worker for the Gov't he was not bright at all and called him out on it.  i told him... i don't think this legit. the Gov't usually amkes you go thru alot of hoops to get "free" money,  bought house 2 yrs ago and got the first time homebuyers credit, so i kinda have an idea.  i asked why this grant couldn't be given with tax returns? why is it so easy to get this free money? it takes 10-15 mins to deposit the funds?  bank wire transfers (beside walking in cash to deposit, is the fastest form of deposit and at a minimum can take 4 hrs or till the next business day,  not minutes!  he stayed quiet.  again i could hear someone in the back trying to feed him info to keep the call going. i told him this is fraud and he knows it. he quickly said no sir you're mistaken i can assure you it's legitimate.  i told him all i have is the word of a "Gov't worker w/ broken english with a story that doesn't add up"...  he said if i don't want the money that's fine and he would cancel my grant and HUNG UP!!!!  hahaha

they are some what organized but sloppy at the same time as they can't answer questions.   good thing they are using the same phone numbers and i'm going to report this to the FBI since i'm sure it's a big deal that they are pretending to be Gov't affiliated.  that's a big no no.

My husband just got scammed I told him not to do it but he kept insisting that it was legit.  I asked him for the telephone number of this organization and sure enough the guys name is Eric Newman 202-657-6268.  I told him he better call his bank...

i have the same called yesterday too.. and they wan me to send the money to PUPPA BHAT in delhi, india... plz don't send it cus they not gonna give u anything.. plus u should report it. so they can't do that on the other ppl.. hopefully they put an investigate on that person.. everyone should go report it...

I wired 200 dollars to received 7,000 and didn't get the money. I called them back for a refund and itnonrefundable I was told. And in order for this District of Washington to wire my money, i would have to pay an additional 378 and as soon as they receive the 378 it will be refunded back to me along with the 8000. At first it was 7000 now it was increased to 8000

I received the same call. I actually used my car paymnt $ to wire this transfer over and I was told I'd get my $ in 10 minutes or less and if I didn't receive $ to call Erick Newman, I called and he said I needed to. pay an additional 378. Now I'm f***ed I have no car. I asked for a refund they said its non refundable. What do I do I need my $. Please help me.

I recieved a call from a woman she sounded indian said i was recieving 7000 also.. I followed the steps gave 210 dollars and got scammed also...Now look at me SMH I cant meet my rent or car note. the numbers and names are Frank Miller @ 202-683-9919 and Eric 202-657-6268 They wanted me to sendin an additional 378 to get the funds.... yeah right!!! it is completely fine though..God sees all

Wow I really wished I would have looked these #'s up! I got a phone call on Saturday
Saying that I was selected to receive $7,000 of US GOVERNMENT MONEY. All  I had to
do was $210.00 Western Union...wow...Its the HOLIDAYS and I can really use this money.
Today a lesson is learned....I WAS SCAMMED! Here are the names and #'s
2026574848-Mark Brown, 2026843323-Steve Dawson,
2026576268-Eric Newman.  Is it any way to get this money back??

What would you do if you gave your bank account # to Eric 202-657-6268? Is there something I can do?