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Receive free grant money
I received a call from this number on my cell phone - male caller with an Asian accent, claiming to be with the IRS and that I have been selected to receive a federal grant ($9,000 or $90,000 - I'm not sure). I stopped him and said that is total bullsh**t and the reason I know this is that I am a grant writer (TRUE) and the federal government does not call people to give them money. Told him that what he is doing is illegal and I am reporting this call.
Just happened. Called him an idiot and he hung up
I just got a call, a guy with indian accent telling me a won a Gov grant for $9000, I ask him to call me by my name and he gave this number and to ask for ms. taylor, I can't beleive they are still people fallling for this type of $h1t...
Called around 18:38, Claimed to be from the Department of Education blah blah blah. Wanted to give me a confirmation number and transfer the call so that I could get $9000 via card or straight to my bank account but I didn't get that far. Told them I wasn't interested and hung up.
Claimed that it was part of a random drawing based on students with loans that kept up on their payments and had no trouble with law enforcement or whatever. $9000 grant. Repeated the exact same lines as if from a script when I asked questions. Never addressed me by name.