I got the same call but it was from a block number. They keep calling and refuse to leave me alone.

Got the same type of call from 202-456-4545

Well I Received a phone call from a man name zane carter and was told I was selected for a grant off 7 ,000 dollars, but wanted me to put $200 on a green dot money pak B***s*** is what this is SCAM SCAM SCAM

Same call from diff # 202-738 -4646. Says he is Richard Lee, but  could  barely spell or pronounce his own name. I asked him when they started naming kids from Pakistan, Richard Lee? Lmao!!!!

same type as the folks above...many times over...after asking numerous times that they stop calling me,I informed these parasites the Marine Corps trained me to kill people that look and talk just like them.....they keep calling....how do I  block these scum? they're probably raising money for some terrorist plot...

this is the second call i recieved, stating i recieved  a $8,000. grant from the us treasury department

The phone number i received the call from was 222-222-2245

Got a call from John Parker from Washington DC stating I am receiving a grant of $7k because I have never filed bankruptcy, always paid my taxes on time, yada yada. Gave me a grant ID and said to call the Financial Account Manager to find out where to pick up my $7k a the nearest money gram store. Never mentioned this $99 fee. He had all of my information as far as my address and obviously my phone number. Um, hello, government doesn't give you anything for free and I am not calling this guy. Seriously...

I had this so called US treasury contact me about $8000 claiming that 1400 US citizens received this grant and I had been selected for paying my taxes on time. The woman had a strong accent. She sounded nervous when I started drilling her with questions after she asked for my credit card info. Then she said her name is Angela Jones at 2206666377. When I called the number back it was disconnected. Dont give into these damn scammers

I keep getting the same calls everyone here is posting about. Telling me I am awarded a free grant (which I never applied for) and asking me questions like my address, marital status and so forth. I've never made it far enough to be asked for money. But I asked them not to call and they call me several times a day from all kinds of crazy numbers and won't leave me a lone. My husband answers and they won't talk to him. He tried to pretend to be me (which was funny) they just ended up hanging up on him. But they always have an accent.
Today they called me from 202-000-1111.

This person called me yesterday, and said the same thing and asked the same questions. I told them to take me off there calling list and he agreed. Then i got another phone call from another 202 number today. I told him to take me off his calling list. Then he said "are you commanding me?" and i said yes i am.
then he proceeded to say "or what". I then said "are you f**king kidding me." he then said "No, im not f**king  kidding you. what are you going to do?" i then hung up. I really dont think some one from the US treasury would respond like that. I admit I was not very professional but come on a government official responding to my comment like that. RIGHT. SCAM SCAM SCAM. US treasury my a**.

I'm right there with you! I kept asking him where he go my number, he said a survey, I said I didn't do any survey! I wish I could have reached through the phone.

I just got a call from kelvin johns right ! very bad English, wanted to give me a grant of 7000 dollars was trying to verify my address then I started asking all kinds of questions like his m\name and phone number when I traced the number back it went to a verision cell service on one and sprint on another beware its a scam his supervisor is Ruth Tyler! right! the numbers are 202-697-9394 and 202-738-4695! I wish there was something we could do about theses types of scams

I have been scammed by Josh Williams some alias name they us
Promise u have been selected by the Dept.
Of Treasury their asking for a bank account
Number or they will mail you a paper check
In a few days. U need to send them $240.00
Really I hope they catch you cruckkkssss

The called from 202-666-7359, said to cal Ronan Park back at 202-470-4008,  Has this been reported to someone at the US Treasury?

I got the same call but different numbers 2024702431 was the number to call back n202 6977222 they said I can't use it for drugs or nothing like that and I have to donate 200 dollars to a charity so I asked her why couldn't they just take it out the grant she said they can't and that the money will come on my card within 24 mins after the donation it's a bunch of bull I googled them and this came up smh don't they know some people is just making it and need money just as much as they do but we work for ours the correct way

This indian guy has been calling me for the last month for a (202) number, I blocked the number because I usually don't answer numbers I don't know. Then I started getting calls from another (202) and finally decided to answer and this Indian dude was talking about I was awarded a grant for 7k from the government. It all went  downhill from there when he asked me for my bank account and I knew it was a scam. So I told him if it was legit just send me a check, if it's not I'm calling the cops and the call went dead.

I received a call from (202) 666-8540. It was a man named Leo Painter and he was telling me I was approved for a grant of $8,400. Somehow he had my information already: Address, phone number, Name. He said somebody did a demographic survey somewhere and my name came up to receive funds to do whatever I wanted. He asked me what I would use it for and gave me a confirmation number to call another person, Marshall Bruce at (202) 905-0702. When I called him, it boiled down to paying a payment of $215 before I receive the "grant". Boom I shut it down I knew there was a catch.

Debt collector

YEAH SAME RAP....202-666-6600 They said they were from the treasury department and they worked in the us. government grant department....all Indian guys, they said that I had been approved for 8400 and I all had to do was go to Wal-Mart and use money gram and pay $210.00  before my money could be released from the Federal Reserve Bank in Richmond.  SCAM, SCAM, SCAM....I am surprised the dept of treasury has not done anything about this and I see posts dating back to 2009....5 years makes you question the "diligence" of the US government.  

Signed pissed...

202 407 9059

This is a total scam. They asked us to deposit $280 for a $7500 grant. We never applied for anything and they said we were chosen out of a couple hundred people.  The guy also laughed at us when we told him it was a scam. Who would ask you to verify your identity by depositing $280 to them? Not the government!!

They change numbers all the time.  From people on websites similar to this who posted such info, I have collected three separate lists just of "202" numbers [probably some overlap, but I'm not willing to spend time on that] used.  And others have reported other area codes as well, mostly New York or California but a few from places like Colorado.

My lists are going to the FTC when I get a chance to file a report with them [within next few days.]

Virginia, you are half right.  The "all over the world" part.

It's not one "group" but multiple separate operators of the same or a similar scam.

That I have determined, originators are out of India [the most], Nigeria [probably the least because THAT government has cracked down on such scams and most scammers have fled the country], Peru, Viet Nam, Korea, and probably Pakistan and China.  They use VoIP technology to make the calls look like having domestic source, but they actually originate overseas.

Tell them, if you do anything, that they are under investigation, because they most likely are.

File a report with FTC [for phone], and an "advisory" with the FBI if you suspect an online connection.


You have to do both online because the FTC and FBI are too busy investigating hundreds of these scammers in numerous countries to speak to people directly.

i received a call today i guess they have a new number 202-609-7042 named kevin foster they tried to get me i asked for website info didnt get that gave me a address the same one for you guys something needs to be done about these peole

so what if u are a victim of this scam what is te recourse of this type of situation

My call was from Brian Anderson at 2024701411 & was told da exact same thang like everybody else on here, def. a scam....smh....

I received almost the exact same call. It came from the number 202-666-8547. They verified my tax history, address, and name. Then told me I won an 8,400 dollar grant from the u.s treasury department and that they could wire me the money electronically. I asked them why they could not send me a check and did not get a clear answer. The teller had a heavy accent as well. Luckily my phone cut off and I hung up, which gave me enough time to think about the situation! It is def a fraud!!!!

Someone contacted me today and stated they were from the federal government and wanted to give me $7K in free grant money (Middle Eastern accent) and for me to give out my personal information (bank, etc). Then asked me to go to my nearest western union store to transfer $300.00 dollars and stressed I contact him for further instructions before transferring and when they see the transfer they will send a total of $7300.00 to my bank account (checking/savings). This b***s*** sounds like a SCAM!! They already had half of my information which pisses me off even more because I have a family and this s*** makes me feel uneasy. After one of our conversations they told me to call 206-201-2191 and talk to a Nelson Webb, a Middle Eastern man with an American name! He gave me this story about the $300.00 going to any fund I chose to make me feel like a good!
I work very hard as a citizen of the United States for someone to so easily call me up and try to take money/personal information!
PLEASE be aware of this B***S***, and we must stop this from happening to citizens! What blows my mind is how these f**** have half my information already! They stereo type us and call us ignorant because of how we talk to them on the phone ?we sound like that because you f**** try and steal our money?

MAKE A COMPLAINT!!!
?    ftccomplaintassistant.gov
Nelson Webb
Number: 206-201-2191
Code #: MZ143

Sorry for the language.

I had the same number call me today with the very same offer!! ALL OPERATORS were foreign as well as calling from at first an unknown number showing up as all 9's. Tol me the same thing about being a good tax payer and good credit history. I let him continue and give me some BS confoformation number. I called the number he provided back, 202 470 6664 and reached a woman whom I could NOT understand. She got very frustrated when I asked her to repeat herself, so frustrated when I asked her how did I know this was not a scam she yelled, I mean yelled that I didn't have to take the money if I didn't want too then hung up on me. Curious I called back and reached a man who identified himself as Jason Newman however he too had a VERY VERY thick accent. He stated I could collect this money @ a western union. I had to go to the store, bring $210 in cash with me to pay to this "charity." I guess he meant their pockets! He said to call him right back with the western union address so they could wire the 7k. Riiiiight.
This is total BS. Why would they need that money? Couldn't they just deduct itt from the 7k? Hmm, also they refused to send me anything. I've had a grant before with the first time home buyer loans in 2008 & they sent a check.  Just avoid these calls. Such a scam!!

Why don't we all chip in and send me to India?  Why?   I will go there and hire an assasin for a few hundred dollars, provide him with the address of this company after we get it from a P.I.  Pay for a former Delta Force escort to accompany me and send a real message to this pigs...

I have called 202 558 4595 and terrorizing the people.  Call there and ask for Din Dong Die and tell him you are his father and want him to commit suicide for the shame he has brought on your family.

Also, try to call 503 457 1034 and do the same ask for Ding Dong Die.  Tell them you are the FBI.  Also go to the website that you CAN CONFIRM started this.  For me it was an auto loan site getautofinance.us and enter the local FBI office as well as a fake SSN and some BS address.  List you make 40,000.00$ per year.  Let the FBI do the rest.  I put in the name Ivanna Humpalot.

Have fun and please block your number of do it from a cell that has the app callblocker on it.