Received a call from this number this evening.  Called said his name is Allan Fisk and had a very strong India accent.  He stated he was responding to my request for a grant.  As I am unemployed and have been seeking employment via the Internet - it is possible I frantically requested some money from anywhere.  Regardless I did not give any personal information, and afte ashing him questions went on the "Informational Highway" and found I did right.  He was asking for $3,.87 to complete the forms for this grant.  I did not go there.

The guy calling was verbally abusive, and when I said not interested, He suggested I s--- his ----.
I've since had my phone service block this telephone number.

This person has been calling me every hour. I do not answer and he or she does not leave a voicemail.

These are scammers stealing money only - Nothing to do with Lesko or the Federal Government. Their heavy indian accents should have been the first read flag


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.


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.

I've been getting calls from this douche for the past 4 days and today he threatened to come to my house and rape me. I just called my cable provider to get my phone number changed and i'm also closing out my bank acct. and opening a new one. I don't know what happened but i'm guessing my computer got hacked. He has been calling every 5 minutes or so today but seems to lose his balls when the machine picks up.

Some Indian accent guy called me. He told me I could get a free grant and no tax added. And I thought "wow." BUT I need to pay for $4.95. I don't have any visa, so I called my dad to talk this guy. My dad gave our visa number and payed. We were so stupid. I search for this guy and saw these reviews. I called their costumer service and cancelled this. I asked for a refund too. I got an email that says we will get a refund for 3-4 days and our membership has been canceled. But I'm not sure if this true. I'm so scared that we'll continue pay for this s***. AND anything to do with LESKO is a SCAM. Do not fall for this. please. I learned my lesson.

I've gotten this call 12 times today on my cell. My husband answered once and got no Answer and I answered the last one and just said stop calling or reporting you to the police..then I heard the click. Urls my cell and i'm on the gd do not call list!

keeps on calling getting annoying

I have the same problem with the same people. They are scam artists and have dooped people out of their money. They tell you that if you Western Union them a couple hundred dollars, they in tern send yoy your government grant money because you are an upstanding citizen who has not filed bankruptcy anf pays bills on time. I am changing my number because of this. They have been harrassing me since last fall and been told several dozens of times that I know they are scammers and yet they still call.

I am completely frustrated. I have told them dozens of times to stop calling and my cell phone company blocked them but they call from different numbers and most of the time they block their number. I have no idea how they got my name and number but I guess it's time to change it.

Stop Calling, not buying!!!

How do we stop this. They blow my phone up all day and night. Who is this compeny? So I know who to sue.

I keep getting calls from this number - 4 today.

this number 909 634 2613 has been calling me over and over again, I had it blocked by my cell phone provider only to have it call be back an hour later with a prefix of 1 011 909 634 2613, which my cell phone provider cannot block becuase it exceeds the ten digit maximum allowence.  when I call it back it says that I have reach callcentric and the person of which I am trying to reach is unavailable.

Repeated calls from this number.  Picked up once, and nobody on the other end.

unwanted calls repeatedly from 909 634 2613

I recieved a call from this number and the Guy said his name is Mark Beaben he is a para legal for a pay day loan and i need to call this same number back and ask for the Attorney General's  Lawyer and his name is Kevin LLoyds, he said i am being sued, i said well call my lawyer he said F--k your self B--ch,I said a lawyer for attorney general talks to people like this, yes i do i can talk to you how ever i want they are in the southern part of california, i am thinking of calling there Attorney General and telling them they are harassing people and then give them this website so they can see all of our comments.

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.

GRANRT

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.

They go on to say that for a $3 and some odd cents fee they can directly deposit monthly payments to your account that you set up. As soon as I said I don't have a debit / credit card they hung up. DO NOT GIVE ANY INFORMATION (FINANCIAL OR OTHERWISE) TO ANY COMPANY YOU DON'T KNOW!!!

foreign person, male, aggressive. told him not to call again. he asked to speak to my wife.
I started callblock with my llocal service. I would guess he called 20-30 times. never left a msg on my answ machine.

When I receive a call  I thank them for calling and then say that this call is being recorded for training purposes. They always hang up. After about 3 times the calls stop.

909  area  code  fraud  scams

http://800notes.com/forum/ta-563248ceddbd631/ ... calls-and-texts

This number has been calling my house all day, only to hang up when i answer the phone.  i called the # back, and some guy named "rick" got pretty rude w/ me asking me what do i want, i called him. "Rick" then proceeded to hang up in my face when i challenged him. I called right back, and an automated voicemail picked up right away. I'd call this harrasment, especially because they will not ask for anyone, or even speak on the other end. EXTREMELY AGGRAVATING!!!!!

Call me on my cell phone.

I now have received a couple calls from 909-634-2613 , however I did not answer either call. I NEVER answer numbers I do not recognize or know just for the reasons you all have stated here.  I have an answering service so I figure if it is a bonified call they will leave a message. My caller ID says JOVIAL and then lists the number. Obviously these butt holes are very sick and have nothing else to do with their time. Their predators, scammers, or just sick perverts. I have set my ringer to ring only once so as to not even give them the pleasure of hearing it ring in case they get off on that,  and then I  have a very annoying generic voice that  the phone company provides that answers for me so they don't even get to hear my voice. That's all their ever going to get from me. I'm still getting calls from a Frank Santoli @ 203-756-9834 and he gets the same treatment. His calls are now down to one a day.. Don't give them what they want. We can block their number if you can and then file a complaint with the FCC. Hopefully, calling my number is very frustrating for them.

some f*** calld then hung when i answered, f*** it ill keep calling them and hanging up!

Stop calling me every hour. Stop calling me all together.

Stop calling me every hour. And whoever it is dnt say anything

They want personal info about you