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Type of a scam: Other

Tonight I received a call from a foreign caller and as the call came in it registered Washington, D.C. 202-634-2623. The caller stated his name and said he was calling from the Consumer Protection Bureau of the United States, he began to explain his purpose of the call was due to the over charging that had been occurred from the bank with ATM machines and the use of my Debit card. He claimed there is $11, 268 due me. He then wanted to know if I would like the money deposited to my debit card or direct deposit, I said I have would like a paper check, he said they didn't do paper checks, but I could have it sent through Western Union. He then wanted to know if there was on close by, I said yes at Rite Aid. He then gave me a number 202-495-1302 that I would need to call and give them this Document # MP11 and they would give me the information I need to register and how much the "Refundable Processing Fee" would be. I have not and will not call to register. This is truly ridiculous, why does things like this even have to happen. I pray more people are calling and reporting this needs to stop.

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Type of a scam: Government Grant

I got a call from a man who sounded foreign. He told me that President Obama had signed an executive order to return money to people because banks have been charging too much in fees. He said banks were stealing from people whenever you do a transaction with your card and that is why Obama is returning this money. He also said that the government is partnering with Apple so to get my money, I have to first buy an Apple gift card for $270 and send it to them. He said I won't lose that $270; it will be put on a debit card with the funds they are going to give me. He said he was from CPB and directed me to a website to watch a video. The video didn't say anything about Obama returning money banks were stealing. He also sent me to Wikipedia to read an article about the Dodd-Frank Act, but anyone can write stuff on Wikipedia. I googled the information and found a ScamPulse.com story about a scam using the CPB name, so I think this is a scam. I didn't buy the gift card he wanted.

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Address: Arlington
Type of a scam: Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes

On January 28, 2016, a representative named Tina Cooper called from the "Consumer Protection Bureau" and talked to my 88 year old mother, telling her she had won a "second prize" of $585,000 from "Holiday Sweepstakes." She only needed to send a cashier's check for 1% of the value of the winnings ($5,850) overnight by FedEx to their bonded trustee agent, and her prize money would be delivered in an armor car in a few days.

I called the "Consumer Protection Bureau" on January 29, 2016, and talked extensively to a Mr. John Perkins. He gave me the bonded agent's names as either Nathan Hinson in Bogata, TX or Ken Walterkotte in Quincy, IL. They provided the agent's addresses but would not give us their phone numbers.

I did a thorough research on both agents by calling the city hall, chamber of commerce, and police, of both towns, and could not independently verify either agent. The name of the first agent was Nathan Hinson, and his address was in the small town of Bogata, TX, on a county road in a very rural part of N.E. Texas. Neither the local police nor the town hall could confirm his address or existence. Similarly, the city hall in Quincy, IL, confirmed that Kenneth Waterkotte does live in Quincy, IL, but his address is for a house in a very sketchy part of town. A local lawyer said he had been recently sued. We were not given phone numbers for either agent.

Mr. Perkins also gave me the name of his bank as "Finance Trust Bank & Insurance, 33 Liberty St, NY, NY 10045, (347) 695-1353. I called this number and got a recored message for "Line Trust Bank & Insurance." When I googled that I address, I saw that this is the location of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York! Also, there is no web site for "Finance Trust Bank & Insurance" or "Line Trust Bank & Insurance."

Also, the "Consumer Protection Bureau" is not a government agency, though its name is similar to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which is a legitimate government agency.

I did not send them any money. I know that the ScamPulse.com has already seen this scam and has written on it in April, 2014. I simply wanted to confirm that it is still going on and that people should be aware!

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