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202-011-0001 called multiple times on 7/17/2015. I picked up out of boredom & the representative (Indian accent) told me "congratulations, you've been randomly selected along with 1500 other US citizens to receive an $8000 grant from US government. Qualifications include a clean criminal record, you pay taxes on time, & you have no outstanding debt." Then I was directed how to spend the money: pay off bills, home improvements, car purchase, only good reasons and causes; you cannot spend money on illegal activities, i.e. gambling. He verified my first & last names, as well as my complete home address. Then he instructed me to immediately contact the Treasury Department @ 206-317.1330 & give the code: ED101, after which I called & spoke with Florence, ext. 107. She spoke with an extremely thick accent that was hardly understandable. She told me to urgently take $230 CASH to the nearest MoneyGram center (this is when I realized it surely was a scam), and she said I should call her upon arrival at MoneyGram to receive the final steps and instructions. I said "okay" & hung up.

I called back to Florence and requested my information be removed from their databases as this is a scam. She denied this process was a scam, but my partner took over the phone and forcefully explained that it is Federally illegal to charge someone money to receive a grant or prize, and that her communicating this deception is not legal in the United States of America.

I am reporting this incident to the FBI and any other appropriate agencies.

202-011-0001 called multiple times on 7/17/2015. I picked up out of boredom & the representative (Indian accent) told me "congratulations, you've been randomly selected along with 1500 other US citizens to receive an $8000 grant from US government. Qualifications include a clean criminal record, you pay taxes on time, & you have no outstanding debt." Then I was directed how to spend the money: pay off bills, home improvements, car purchase, only good reasons and causes; you cannot spend money on illegal activities, i.e. gambling. He verified my first & last names, as well as my complete home address. Then he instructed me to immediately contact the Treasury Department @ 206-317.1330 & give the code: ED101, after which I called & spoke with Florence, ext. 107. She spoke with an extremely thick accent that was hardly understandable. She told me to urgently take $230 CASH to the nearest MoneyGram center (this is when I realized it surely was a scam), and she said I should call her upon arrival at MoneyGram to receive the final steps and instructions. I said "okay" & hung up.
I called back to Florence and requested my information be removed from their databases as this is a scam. She denied this process was a scam, but my partner took over the phone and forcefully explained that it is Federally illegal to charge someone money to receive a grant or prize, and that her communicating this deception is not legal in the United States of America.
I am reporting this incident to the FBI and any other appropriate agencies.