Same as everyone else , they called me from 240-206-8441
And they new my name address city zipcode I knew. It was a scam cause you can't win something you didn't sign up for. First thing I did was Google the number.  Thanks to this website I didn't even attempt. Calling them back! Hope they catch these thieves who prey on hopeful people who would give up their last dime to receive such a blessing.  They ought to be ashamed of them selves

got the same call from 206-317-1343. Knew it sounded shady so I did not call it.  The guy named "mark" said to call back and talk to Michelle Smith.

I apologize the name of the caller was Government Grant Money not Federal grants, I do apologize for the mix up!

I just received a call from the number 206-344-9277 and got the same information as the posts I just read. The man told me that because I did not have a criminal background or bankruptcies I was qualified along with a number of other people in my city/state for a free government check for 7,000 that I did not have to pay back. He then asked for my address since it has changed and gave me another number to call and talk to a chick named Michelle something. I called the number which he had given me which was 206-317-1343 and she answered the phone and then stated that she had to retrieve my file, put me on hold then came back on the phone saying she has my file and that she would have to give me a call back because she was on an important call. That was almost 35 min. ago and she has yet to call me back. The only thing I can think of is when I talked to the first guy he asked me how I wanted to accept my money which was either visa, master card, have it deposited in my account, or do I want it in cash. I told him I wanted it in cash so maybe that is why she has not called me back, but I don't know!! These people are really sick picking on us like this, I know I have gone to the official gov. grant sites to apply for some and for someone to get your hopes up having you think that hey... I finally got accepted for some help with being a single mom, just to be scammed!!! This is so ridiculous! :(

I got a call from them today telling me I had $.7.000 dollares comimg to me from the govt. and I did not have to pay it back, she said all I had to do is send them $.290.00 dollars and i would get my money in just a few mins this is all done by Western Union but to stay out side and she would give me the info I need to do this if this is true why would I need to send them 290.00 they could just mail me my money Because these day and time a lot of poeple don't have 290.00 dollares to do that with so is it true or not.

Thank god for this site I received a call yesterday saying I won a grant for $7,000 and that I'm not the only one whom won said told me to go to the nearest western union and do the stuff below I was like that don't sound right and she hung the phone up I called back and it was busy. Thank guys for the information.

I got the call today but all she asked for was to "confirm" my address because I told her I'd prefer cash... I wasn't about to give out my bank info. or any other personal info. She gave me the number to call, I called it and got no answer. I did a number search online and found nothing until this site. She told me to call Michelle Smith with my confirmation number, stated that the money was "tax free" and that I would "never have to pay it back". I'm always leery of these calls, especially when they come from people who say their last name is Smith... That's my last name, so no disrespect. My biggest fear was that I wouldbe charged international rates for the call.

The original number that called me came from Butler, KY (859) 472 2043. I tried to look up both numbers before the scam  artist hung up but was unable to find (206) 317 1343 in the reverse number look-up. There was no answer when I called the number (thankfully). Then I found this scam alert site. Thank you for the heads up

I got the same call today.  she said to call Michelle Smith at 206-317-1343 with my approval #.

Call me

We got the same call, and he knew our address my ss# and my phone number and evverything. we ended up calling the police.

How do you know these people are a scam? Did to give them the $350 and loose it?

The same thing happened tome me I got the call was told to call michelle nova and go to the western union but before i went i decided to google the number and thanks to you guys i found out it was a scam. Thanks so much!!!!!

Just like Jeff above, I recieved a call from 304-369-6386 and the guy that was talking to me was a middle eastern descent. He told me the same storie that Jeff was told. He gave me the phone number 206-317-1343 and to talk to michelle mova said I have a 7,000.00 grant waiting.He also gave me a code je1992 to give to her. Course i never called

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.

this is a scam number do not do it lost 300.00 my self but didn't do the tax thing so be careful !

Here is the original number that called me: 817-481-2353. Please search that number on this site for a bunch more information on this scam, including a link to snopes which gives a better understanding of this scam.

This was the call back number I was told to call. The first call told me I had just been given a $7,000 grant from the govt. Which I did not have to pay back. Gave me a good reason and a confirmation number to get my money in cash. I called the number above and the lady said she was Michelle Novar and that she worked for the government in the grants dept.

They asked me for my home address.

Then she explained to me I had to walk down to the nearest Western Union and that I needed to have $350 cash to deposit for holding and that I should call her back as soon as I was in the parking lot of the Western Union. She would then stay on the phone with me while I went thru the process. She told me to tell her when I had the money in hand and then went on to explaine that I would be assessed taxes in the amount of $4,000!!!  I will post the original number that called me next.