Caller Ronald brown from "verification dept" called to say I was randomly selected by the U.S. Govt to receive a $9,000 once in a lifetime federal grant. Have callback number 202-697-9872 for a Cindy Spencer. She answered and said I would need to provide a $250 processing fee before the grant could be deposited into my checking or credit card account. Then they wanted me to give them information on my account. Snopes verified it as a scam.

Received a phone call stating due to no debt, or arrests and a good tax paying citizen - I received a $9,000 grant that would be directly deposited within 45 minutes.  Then they advised that I had to pay the $250 to help out other poor countries.

I think you're asking if this is a scam...? If that's the case, yes, it is, please see my information above.

Really is for a cause of Freeloaders?

It's a scam.


"Grant scammers generally follow a script: they congratulate you on your eligibility, then ask for your checking account information so they can ?deposit your grant directly into your account,? or cover a one-time ?processing fee.? The caller may even reassure you that you can get a refund if you?re not satisfied. In fact, you?ll never see the grant they promise; they will disappear with your money."

Or, yanno, in this case donate to their "charity" which is nothing more than their OWN bank account.

http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0113-government-grant-scams
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r28329677-Sca ... epartment-Fraud
http://www.usa.gov/topics/consumer/scams-frau ... ram-fraud.shtml

Please report this call to the authorities.

http://www.grantharmony.com/how-to-report-grant-scams.php

Offer free $9000 government grant with contribution of $250 to Puerto Rico charity.