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I have been receiving these calls from various numbers over the past week. Some of the calls even appear to come from Washington DC. Each caller has a different foreign accent, and informs me that I have been randomly chosen to receive a grant. When asked who they are calling on behalf of I am told The US Government Grant department. Most times I have just hung up or told them I am aware this is a scam, and that they should not continue to work in an industry that seeks to harm others, that they should be ashamed of themselves. This time, I patiently waited for her to explain herself and she asked to verify my name, and address, which she did know. Then she repeated that I was selected to receive the grant from the Department of health and human services, because there was a democratic survey done in my state or town and they randomly chose people who had no criminal history, no bankruptcy filing in the last 7 years, and who filed their taxes each year. She asked me to get a pen after confirming that I was eligible, and to write down the number of her supervisor financial department to complete the process. I told her I had a few questions first, 1. What info will your supervisor need from me? (nothing, you are approved) 2. What department did you say you were calling on behalf of (The US Government department of Grants.) 3. Oh ok then, could you please provide me with the official website for that Government department? (no, there is no website) 3a. Well there must be a website, because all official US government agencies and departments have websites, please could you tell me the one for the Department of US Grants? (you are not asking me, you are telling me that there is a website, you are not asking me for one.) 3b. No ma'am, I am asking you, I would very much appreciate if you cold tell me the website for that government department please. (I can not provide you with that information, you will have to call my supervisor)
I then informed her that I would not be calling anyone, but if there was someone there who would like to speak to me, I would be more than willing. Again she tried to tell me that I was selected for a once in a lifetime grant which I would never have to pay taxes on or be required to pay back. I told her that I understood what she was trying to tell me, but that it seemed to have some inconsistencies, because the US government would not have a program like this, if they did, they would have all the necessary info about me and have no need to try to confirm my information, her inability to provide a website was not how a US government professional would behave, and finally I was confused by her insistence that the grant would never need to be repaid, as a grant is traditionally not money you have to repay, it is not a loan. She then hung up on me.