Who owns the number?

I GOT THE SAME, BUT MY # WAS NOT THE SAME.

Hi
I am just reporting about Financial Funding Internation Washington D.C.  I received a postcard from them for same offer as those said had the 888 number above.

Release of govt fund for $25,000, if call within 36 hours, use at your discretion.

The number on my card is 1-877-769-3056 and a release code of: 2160 on it.

I didn't call it.  I checked on web first and saw this complaint about them.

cheryl so sorry this has happened to you. i hear so much about id theft lately. it is hard to keep up. and they keep changing the look and sound of it. "if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is too good to be true"  people are so heartless, but we have to look to God to help us. I pray you contact me. 850-619-5866

medical id theft is #1 id theft crime nowadays. hope you have a plan B in place. We all need one we can count on.6R3

has it been all over the united states? i am in florida, just got one in mail today. husband said let's send for it.  i quickly got on internet and looked up f f international and found all these testimonials. i read them all to my husband. i knew it was a scam from the get go. contact me 850-619-5866 let me know you were on this 800notes page. thanks

Same story again.When these grants,prize notifications,special offers etc.come to your mailbox, just throw them ALL away! If you don't recognize the sender it's a scam. Oh and save yourself a phone call too.

The government does have grants but they don't offer them to you through mail, you have to go out and find them. The F.F. International seems like a scam from everything I've read. The number on the card is just a sales pitch to sell a book. They did a great job on my piece in the mail, however! Props to them!

if its free grants. why dont they just mail us the checks?

1-888-552-2427
tired of being hit. iwant this stopped. these people that have gotten my information have ruined my credit report. I am having trouble making my payments. I am a Photographer. I just went on the books in July, always did all my work word of mouth. C.R.Miller Bright Morning Star Photos. Am going off the books and will go back to the way it was. Thank you very much to whoever did this. God will take care mof things. My trust is in Him.

FRAUD FRAUD FRAUD! DO NOT SEND ANYTHING WHEN THEY ASK YOU TO SEND MONEY TO THEM IF YOU ARE GOING TO RECIEVE A GRANT, THE GOVERNMENT WILL SEND PAPER WORK TO YOU AND YOU DO NOT SEND MONEY FOR FORMS. THEY SCAMED MY HUSBAND AND I A FEW MONTHS BACK. ASKING FOR US TO GO TO WESTERN UNION AND SEN $49.00. I WAS STUPID NEVER APPLIED FOR A GRANT BEFORE, SENT THE MONEY AND THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO SIGN THE FORM WITH MY MIDDLE INIT. THEN RESENT THE FORM, HAD TO REPAY. MAN AT WESTERN UNION CAUGHT ON, THE ADDRESS HE WAS GIVEN TO SEND THE DOCUMENT TO WAS IN INDIA. HE WAS FROM INDIA. I GUESTIONED THE MAN ON THE PHONE, HE GOT VERY ADJUSTATED, TOLD ME THIS WAS FUNDS THEY PUT TOGETHER FROM DIFFERENT UNIONS. THEN HE SAID THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH HIS COMPUTER, HOLD ON WHILE HE GOT A SUPPERVISER. THAT WAS THAT. HE HAD THE NERVE TO CALL ME BACK THE FOLLOWING DAY AND ASK IF I GOT MY MONEY. OPERATOR FROM THE PHONE COMPANY CONFIRMED THAT THE # WAS NONWORKING. IT WAS COMING FROM INDIA AND TRANSFORMED TO A FEDERAL BUILDING IN WASHINGTON D.C. TO AN EMPTY OFFICE DEAD PHONE LINE. CLEVER ARRENT THEY. I WILL NOT FALL INTO MTHIS AGAIN. HAVE BEEN HIT WITH SEVERAL FRAUDULENT PUECHASES ON MY CREDIT CARDS FOR THE PAST 8 MONTHS. NOW HAVING VERY HARD TIME PROOFING IT IS NOT ME. SOME WHO THEY HAVE ALL OF MY ID. INCLUDING MOTHERS MAIDEN, DRIVERS #, SS#. EVEN USED MY HEALTH INSURANCE. BEWARE OF WHAT YOU DO AND WATCH CLOSELY WHEN YOU ARE AT THE STORE . PEOPLE LOOKING AT YOUR INFO. GOD BLESS US ALL. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME ANY TIME. 856-629-5777

Thanks for the info.  Too bad people do things like this.

I called F.F. International at the above number regarding a grant-on a card I received through the mail.  I got a busy signal time and time again. IT IS A HOAK

well got this in the mail and i called the number and it said do to internet conection you will have to try later so it is a scam and i sent a report to the FBI and gave them the name of the company and the phone number and i hope they bust them big time we don't need that kind of fraud going on in the us we got enough of crap going on

yes I got the same letter and there is supposedly an address in Washington State for a phone # it doesn't give u the full # but it is (452)555-**** and it has names for this # unfortunatly it asked me to print this on a printer but I don't have a printer so good luck in your effort to get these names

every time I call I get A busy sound

I am tryin call but all I get is a busy sound

I got the same letter in the mail, I called that number without
any luck , itmakes me think that someone in an office somewhere
has come up with a plan to use other people,s names and information
to aquire "Government Funds" and that letter is a cover? I think
it is a scam and the down side is that if you resieved that letter
your probably on record as resieved a "Government Fund".
It is in need of investigation becouse of the harm it could do to
me and you but who could investigate and how?

WHO IS F.F. International  1-888-552-2427?
What happened to that $25,000 did it fatten someone elses Bank acc.?
 If you have any answers my email- georgefarrington29@yahoo.com

no  goverement  gives  money  away   (scam)

ALL GRANT OFFERS ARE SCAMS - WHETHER IT BE BY PHONE OR WEBSITE.   What they want is for you to give them you bank account number so they can "deposit" the grant money - when they actually INTEND TO EMPTY YOUR ACCOUNT.

No one is going to give you a grant - YOU HAVE TO APPLY FOR IT YOURSELF and meet the criteria for getting one.   NO SUCH THING AS A GUARANTEED GRANT!  

Government Grant Scams
The "free money" scam has been around almost as long as the human species.
It has more variations than a bulldog has wrinkles but you can count on one thing: the government (any government) does not simply give money away to individuals. Anyone who tells you differently has larceny in his heart.
If you give him your bank account number, he will soon have your funds in his pocket.
It does no good to list all of the names used by these bunko artists because a.) they change all the time and b.) every single free-money government-grant offer is a scam. Period.
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.
But the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation?s consumer protection agency, says that ?money for nothing? grant offers usually are scams, whether you see them in your local paper or a national magazine, or hear about them on the phone.
Some scam artists advertise ?free grants? in the classifieds, inviting readers to call a toll-free number for more information. Others are more bold: they call you out of the blue. They lie about where they?re calling from, or they claim legitimacy using an official-sounding name like the ?Federal Grants Administration.? They may ask you some basic questions to determine if you ?qualify? to receive a grant. FTC attorneys say calls and come-ons for free money invariably are rip offs.
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.
The FTC says following a few basic rules can keep consumers from losing money to these ?government grant? scams:
    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.
    Take control of the calls you receive. If you want to reduce the number of telemarketing calls you receive, place your telephone number on the National Do Not Call Registry. To register online, visit www.donotcall.gov. To register by phone, call 1-888-382-1222 (TTY: 1-866-290-4236) from the phone number you wish to register.
    File a complaint with the FTC. If you think you may have been a victim of a government grant scam, file a complaint with the FTC online at www.ftc.gov, or call toll-free, 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357); TTY: 1-866-653-4261. The FTC enters Internet, telemarketing, identity theft, and other fraud-related complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a secure online database available to hundreds of civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad.
The FTC works for the consumer to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices in the marketplace and to provide information to help consumers spot, stop, and avoid them. To file a complaint or to get free information on consumer issues, visit ftc.gov or call toll-free, 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357); TTY: 1-866-653-4261. The FTC enters consumer complaints into the Consumer Sentinel Network, a secure online database and investigative tool used by hundreds of civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad.
September 2006


Feds: Scammers Falsely "Guaranteed" Government Grants
Court halts operators' deceptive pitches for grant writing book and services


By James Limbach
ConsumerAffairs.com
July 24, 2009

A federal judge has stopped an operation from falsely claiming that it could help consumers secure a "$25,000 Grant" -- guaranteed -- from the U.S. government.
The case is part of a Federal Trade Commission crackdown on scammers trying to capitalize on the economic downturn by targeting people facing financial hardship.
In the complaint the FTC, jointly with the attorneys general of Kansas, Minnesota, and North Carolina, charged that Grant Writers Institute, LLC and its related entities (together, GWI) falsely told consumers that they were eligible for grants as part of the recently announced economic stimulus package .
According to the complaint, the false and deceptive claims by GWI violate federal law, state consumer protection laws, and the FTC's Telemarketing Sales Rule. The complaint seeks a court order permanently stopping the defendants' illegal conduct and forcing them to return money to consumers injured by the scheme.
"Stamping out grant fraud and other types of schemes that take advantage of consumers in dire financial shape continues to be one of the Federal Trade Commission's highest priorities," said David Vladeck, Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection. "There is no such thing as a guaranteed grant. But to consumers in financial trouble, the chance for extra income -- guaranteed or otherwise -- can unfortunately be a huge draw."
The FTC says since at least 2007, GWI has mass mailed postcards to consumers across the country falsely claiming that the consumers "are Guaranteed a $25,000 Grant from the U.S. Government." Consumers who call the number are pitched a $59 book titled "Professional Grant Writer 'The Definitive Guide to Grant Writing Success.'"
The company's telemarketers falsely claim that the book will explain how to get government grants  -- including the "guaranteed" $25,000 grant. GWI and its North Carolina-based telemarketers, also named as defendants in the complaint, then call consumers who have bought the book, trying to get them to pay hundreds of dollars or more for grant research, writing, or coaching services, falsely claiming a 70 percent success rate in securing grant funding.
In reality, few, if any consumers ever receive any grant money.
The Commission contends that in addition to falsely claiming consumers were "guaranteed" to receive grants, GWI used the current government stimulus package to make its pitch. For example, when consumers called the number on the mass-mailed postcard, they heard a recording that said, "If you've been reading the papers you know that recently our government released $700 billion into the private sector. What you probably don't know is that there is another $300 billion that must be given away this year to people just like you."
The recording continues, "And if you're one of the lucky few who knows how to find and apply for these grants, you will receive a check for $25,000 or more, and we guarantee it . . . If you don't get a check for $25,000 or more, you pay nothing."
The following were named as defendants:
? Affiliate Strategies, Inc.;
? Landmark Publishing Group, LLC (d/b/a G.F. Institute and Grant Funding Institute);
? Grant Writers Institute, LLC;
? Answer Customers, LLC;
? Apex Holdings International, LLC;
? Brett Blackman, individually and as an officer, manager, and/or member of Affiliate Strategies, Inc., Landmark Publishing Group, LLC, Grant Writers Institute, LLC, Answer Customers, LLC, and Apex Holdings International, LLC;
? Jordan Sevy, individually and as a manager of Landmark Publishing Group, LLC;
? James Rulison, individually and as president of Answer Customers, LLC, all located in Kansas.
The complaint also names the following North Carolina entities as defendants:
? Real Estate Buyers Financial Network LLC (d/b/a Grant Writers Research Network);
? Martin Nossov, individually and as a manager and member of Real Estate Buyers Financial Network LLC; and
? Alicia Nossov, individually and as a manager and member of Real Estate Buyers Financial Network LLC.



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I received this same info in the mail yesterday.  Thank you for saving me a phone call.  Seems no one can be trusted anymore.  Sad.

Yeah i got it to, they just want some of the poor folks money (scam)

I received the same correspondence.  I put it in the fireplace. Wonder how they got my name and address.  Seems nothing is private anymore.

yeah so it is only $59.95 plus $10 shipping for the info package. ood luck yall.

I am performing a search on this number because i got something in the mail
with this number listed as a number to contact to verify my interest in government grant worth 25,000.00 dollars estimated amount of funds pending.

From a people who call them selves FinancialFunding International or aka as F. F. International of Washington D.C aka as the District of Columbia.

The notice is informing me of the release of these government funds pending my speedy reply within 36 hours of reciept of this notice.

Just thought i should add that..It all looks formal and all OI did a BBB check on this and they arent even listed as being known to the BBB.org

This is clearly a teasing tempting scam I should just call to see how much they want for this opportunity to get all this free never pay it back money from the government for me..I wonder what they will charge me to get this done? hmmm lol I will end this long short story.