he just scam me he charged me 383.oo and my brotherinlaw in ny i live in fl they r using the nam finchial foundation same adress in miami i sent money to a wendall ryce they have real screwed up this time my brothr in law is a united states marshall and they will be going down soon!!

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
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.

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.

you are right he is in florida with florida state financial planners 954-678-0687 ext 800.   his associate is kim brown at 202-559-6991.  check it out their are others who have been scammed by this scum.  The address in florida is 2250 nw 114th ave unit 1p, miami, fl, 33172

Steven Mcdaniels current number is either 954-678-0687 ext. 800 or 954-213-6958, guess im a sucker also, Now he is claiming hes with Flordia state financial planners. the lady that referd me was a Kim Brown.

I too was contacted by Steve McDaniels. He offered my an oppurtunity of a life time, a grant to open my own bussiness. After sending my payment of $480 I could no longer get in touch with him, his phone is disconnected. I hope he faces time under a jail cell for what he and his people did to me and others. Times are hard and they prey on people who are just trying to make it the honest way.

I also got scammed by a Stevan McDaniels...I'm already reported him.

i also recieved a call from wash dc and the woman told me i was approved for a 50,000 small business grant she then put me in contact with the herman group to have them write me a 9 page grant proposal but first i had to pay 480 to my writer rachel francis 3131 mckinney ave  they stayed in contact with me even after recieving my payment and all seemed well. i couldnt have been more wrong within 1 week every number they gave me had been disconnected and after further checking with the better business bureau the hreman group is not a grant writing service they are a legit business with an A+ rating bc they are not the ones scamming people i do not know what to do from here can anyone help me? my email is jsway84@yahoo.com email me since i probably wont be on this site ever again

i was also scammed by stephen mcdaniels and rachel francis(the person i wrote the check to

BEWARE GRANT SEEKERS.  INVESTIGATE ALL GRANT OFFERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT LOOK TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.  Ditto experience with Stephen McDaniels & Rachell Francis.  Senior Strategies Inc. (grant liason) has a phone number that is now out of service.   I sent $480 to Rachell Francis 3131 McKinney Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, Texas.

Wait, you say he's a LIER???

Apparently the scam business model of targeting illiterates is working well!

I told had to gather up the money in a rush Steven McDaniels made it seem like there was no other grant available. He told me to get a cahier check for Rachell Francis and send it to her so I did. He told me this week Oct 3rd-7th we would be getting my pacakge together to send to Rachell. WHAT A LIER!!! He has not been answering the phone it was then i looked up Rachell and came acroos these posting. Had I done this sooner I would of known i was being ripped off. I truely believe him and was excited about starting my business. I really thought this was a real deal. How can we get our money back?

I too received a call from Mark Strohl (sp) about my grant application, never was asked for $$. I already put together a business plan. He was very rude. We played phone tag for a while. I called him back several times, but I didn't leave a message. I left a message yesterday. He was "mad" that it took me a few weeks to get back to him. I told him I had a full-time job. He said rudely, "Thank you." And hung up.

I'm glad that I started doing some research on him today.

Did you ever got your money back?
because i was scammed by them too..

I was scammed by Steven McDaniels too..He's very articulate and precise on his research..I also sent a bank check of $480.00 payable to Rachell Francis. My question is..is there any way to get this money back?
I really need this money back because i've sold some of my personal stuffs to raised this money.

Thank You..

I was first contacted by mark stroll from washington the first of june which gave me the number to steven mcdaniel @ the herman group in dallas tx to help me get started with my grant propasal I had actualy applied for a goverment grant online about a month befor to help start my small business so when mark told he was sorry it took so long to get with me about the grant I figured it was the real thang. so I got with steven and strated my "grant proposal" I researched online both names and numbers it all came back positave this was befor this websight was here so to bad for me but this guy let me make two payments for the 480.00 because he understands that I have three children and couldnt afford to pay all upfront. I talked to him atleast three times a week for five or six weeks helping me get all of my stuff togeather worked my axx off doing all of this and the last time I talked to him was when I conformed my last cashiers check was overnighted. I called and called no answer I knew then that I had been scamed! finally a few weeks later I found this web page, I wish it would have been here sooner but I guess I was one of the first ones they got! needless to say I have every thing I need for a real grant proposal if I can ever afford a real grant wrighter..lol..my advise to any one that gets a call from him just tell him to go !%#? his self!!!!

Yep just 2 days ago I got a call saying that I was approved for a 50,000 federal grant. Then Felicia Bradley referred me to Steven Mc Daniels at Florida State Financial Planners for a grant writer. I was excited first and then as time went on my business partner came around and started asking questions I couldnt answer, so we decided to do a little research online. It is all a scam. The website is grantability.com ... Im sure the names and numbers will change soon as we have learned they do. It is terrible what these people are doing and I most certainly plan on reporting them. I already reported them to the BBB. I plan on going much further. The reason they ask for $480 is because if they get caught its a misdemeanor. Any illegal transaction over $500 is considered a felony. Im glad they did not get any of our money but the disappointment of the whole ordeal is scaring .... I hope someday these people are behind bars.

Mark Stroll and Steven McDaniels almost got me too.  Mark said he worked for the govt, and that I had qualified for a grant of up to $10K.  Recommends Kenyon Financial as a company that can write the grant proposal.  Steven McDaniels from Kenyon Financial calls and now suddenly I've qualified for a grant of up to $50K.  The next day I gave him a detailed accounting of how I would spend the money on my business.  He asked all the right questions and acted very professional.  

But when I started asking for more information about his company (like a website), he ended the call abruptly.

The red flags for me were:
1. sounded too good to be true
2.they asked for money upfront
3. the amount of money went from $10K to $50K overnight, and he encouraged me to spend it all
4. they made it seem time-critical (I'd loose my grant if I didn't send the check today)
5. they didn't give me a web address.  Instead told me to check online with the BBB, which only said that they had not received any complaints about this company.  (YET)

Got a call from a mark stroll informing me that I am excepted for a grant
So I looked him up on line and found his name among some others like
a Steven and a Francis don't get caught by these pieces of !!!!! they did
not get far enough to ask for any money told me to call back on Monday
the # is 202-570-7290

i want to verify this number

You guys saved me $480. Thanks to all for your posts.  This is how we put them out of business.

Always remember, If they ask for money, it's a scam.

How can we take this steven guy down?

Falicia (Felicia) Bradley phone number (202) 609-7098 just called 10:AM PST with this scam pitch.  
"You won a grant but you need a grant writer to write a grant proposal, you just need to pay a grant writer $480.00."  When asking, "What grant?  Felicia gives me general information about my business but tells me nothing about the grant that I have won or will get.  Then when I ask; "Don't I need to submit a grant proposal _BEFORE_ I win?"  Felicia could not answer my questions very well, that is when I started asking about the business, "What grant office do you work for?"  "What is the name, address, main business number and website URL for this company?"  I hung up when Felicia could not give me solid answers.  I am submitting a complaint to FCC and FTC at website below.

THIS IS A SCAM. This is a version of the advance-fee-for-something scam where something is a grant, loan, scammed-money refund, lottery winnings, interest rate reduction, tax reduction, gift card, refund, doggie, cruise, vacation, free gas, etc., and the advance-fee is for tax, shipping, registration, insurance, secure handling, processing, etc. They may send you a fake check, may want your credit/debit card or bank account number, or tell you to wire cash via Western Union, Moneygram, etc. They can put recurrent difficult-to-cancel monthly charges or a 1-time charge on your card or bank account, and sell account info to other criminals and you'll have to replace accounts altogether. Wired-cash is irretrievable - once it's picked up at the other end, it's untraceable and gone. If they want you to call them up for instructions, they may tell you not to discuss the wire with Western Union desk clerks but the real reason is WU clerks are familiar with these scams and will warn you not to wire the money. Report to US Postal Service Inspectors https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/forms/MailFraudComplaint.aspx , the Federal Communications Commission http://esupport.fcc.gov/complaints.htm , the Federal Trade Commission https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/ and your state AG, as appropriate.

Could you explain your story please... I'm curious to know.

I'm reading everyone's post... But Thing's on my end don't add up on my end.... what was it that you sent overnight? & what do you mean it came back?!

When did you speak to Steven today? it's Sunday.... If so your saying he (Steven) say's he is with Senior Strategies inc??!!

Update on Falicia Bradley phone number (202)609-7098 and Steven Mc Daniels is saying he is with Senior Strategies Inc. The address is 21561 Lake Front Dr., Lago Vista, Tx, 7864.  Its outside of Austin, TX. His phone number is (512)672-8714 x 623 and the one he calls back on is (512)236-5104... And yes they are still running the same scam $480 for the grant writer to get the $80000.

How where you scammed exactly?

Many scammers use free, throwaway email addresses from gmail, Yahoo, hotmail, etc. An established grant-writing business would *never* use such email addresses but would have their own website and email service so this is one way to tell the difference between a scammer and a legit business.

Well i was almost got scammed last week.. A lady called me 2 weeks ago from D.C claiming to be working on behalf of the government her name was Felecia Bradley her number was 202-609-7089. She told me that I was eligible for a government grant that i had applied for about 3 months ago on one of the government websites.. I really did apply for quite a few grants so I thought it could have been possible. Anyway she told me I would need a 9 page grant proposal put together for the grant. She then asked me if I had a grant writer and i told her no. So she she told me to call Steven McDaniels (281-404-9912) from First financial USA Inc. in Houston Texas. Address 16801 Greenspoint Park. Dr. Houston, TX. and this company would help me put my grant together with one of there grant writers name Rachell Francis. Steven McDaniels or what ever this guys real name is, assured me that I could get the grant because his company works with the grant department in DC. he told me by late November I would be able to receive the $50,000 grant and for me to pay $480.00 to one of the grant writers their named Rachell Francis so she can get started preparing the grant proposal. Feeling a little funny I still went to the bank last Thursday 7/28/11 and got my cashiers check in the name of Rachell Francis just like he asked. It was to late to send off that day so i planned on sending it off the next day which was Friday. Anyhow still feeling slightly unsure I decided to search the internet for Steven McDaniels and Rachell Francis in Houston Texas, which led me to this blog site.. When i read everyone's blogs that thursday evening.. I canceled my cashiers check the next day and got my money back from the bank. Thank you everyone for your posts.  For more information on Steven McDaniels, the email account he used to send me his fake contract is dhfirstfinancialusa@gmail.com

the first call was from the # 202-618-7004 that man said his name was mike stoll then later mark stroll, he said he woorked for the government and told me that they contract through The Herman Group.
the scond # was 214-261-5364 that was Stephen Mcdaniels the other name was Rachell Francis and that is who the check for 480.00 was made out too.