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- New York, NY, USA • Mar 22, 2024
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I was contacted by a friend in reference to a grant for governmemt worker, disable people. I contacted the person she gave. James Cowell Frisby. He contacted me and said that he was a goverment official and that he would help me fill out the grant. He asked for my name, gender,adrress,household income,cash at hand (which i found to be strange). This person tolled me that i would have to pay $150.00 in an Apple gift card. This is to fill out the application. I went ahead and bought the gift cards. Then this person said that i would have to pay $350 for a stamp fee. I ask why did he not tell me about additional fees. I said that he did fully disclosed all the process. I tolled i would have to get back to him on this additional fee. I got in contact with my friend who was telling me that she paid $500.00 and she got $50 ,000. She said "trust the process". I was still on the fencd about the additional monies and he said. Im a good christian. The authority rules and regulations is that they shall communicate via Tex/Facebook. Just follow the instructions and everything we are doing is backed by the CIA and LOCAL POLICE authorities for security reasons. Ive been working for 27 years doing this job. I asked if the $150.00 was refundable and he said its not lost, its fee for application. He keeped asking me how mych money did i have, i said not enought to cover $350.00. He keep pushing that the package was being prepared to send to me as soon as i payed the fee. Then he said that my friends package was there too. Only because i had said that i passed on his info to her. I never gave him her name. After a while he said he couldnt reach her. I felt it was kind of strange, i should have listen to my intuition. Trying to reach my friend but her phone was acting weird. Every time i called it would be clip i guess you could say because it never rang. Long story short i lost the money and ive learned a lesson. Im goin to see her and ask about this whole thing. Maybe her account was hacked i dont know but i wanted to report it as soon as possible.

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- Chester, PA, USA • Mar 19, 2024
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They were saying that I was eligible for $12,000 Grant they gave me a confirmation code and the number to call

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- Ambridge, PA, USA • Mar 03, 2024
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They was offering a grant of $50000 dollars, all I had to do is buy a 500.00 gift card. I told them I didn't have that kind of money then they said 250.00 was good but I didn't have that either so they settled on 200.00, so I got a 200.00 gift card from amazon then they said the card didn't work. then they wanted more money, I offered 25.00 but they kept saying they needed 50.00. Ant help you can give thanks in advance.

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• Mar 01, 2024
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The first call had a india accident. After acknowledging who i was, he said i have an offer of a free grant for $9,000 he explained it was from the government and is offered to someone who had no criminal record and low income inder the federal ARPA program. He gave me a code of 6 numbers and a phone number to call. I called the 2nd person. More of an English accent. She also gave me the same information, that it was a grant. Both persons asked where would i want the funds deposited. Western union or my bank account. I said Western union. He checked for the nearest, which is Target. He said i will need to pay $200 to Target and buy a gift card and the money will be transferred in the gift card and the $200 will be returned to me once the transaction goes through. He further stated he will be with me on the phone all the way until the transaction is finished. I said i don't have $200. He told me that I have to do it today and not to give that 6 digit code to anyone because they could call and claim the money.

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- Middletown, NY, USA • Feb 23, 2024
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The first call had a india accident. After acknowledging who i was, he said i have an offer of a free grant for $9,000 he explained it was from the government and is offered to someone who had no criminal record and low income. He gave me a code of 6 numbers and a phone number to call. I called the 2nd person. More of an English accent. He also gave me the same information, that it was a grant. Both persons asked where would i want the funds deposited. Western union or my bank account. I said Western union. He checked for the nearest, which is Walgreen. He said i will need to pay $200 to walgreen and buy a gift card and the money will be transferred in the gift card and the $200 will be returned to me once the transaction goes through. He further stated he will be with me on the phone all the way until the transaction is finished. I said i don't have $200, he asked when would i want to proceed, i said next week. He told me there is no deadline and not to give that 6 digit code to anyone because they could call and claimed the money. I further heard him say, "dont tell anyone." That was the RED light for me and the transaction i would need to do

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- Burke, VA, USA • Feb 22, 2024
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The person mentioned that they were from the Federal Bureau of Grants Department and my name and number had been randomly selected for an amount of $9000 to be granted without any payment back. I asked for the details to be mentioned again so I searched for it and she hang up.

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- Terrell, NC, USA • Feb 14, 2024
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Approached on Facebook Messenger by a Facebook friend imposter, claiming to have been awarded a grant. The grant required a deposit in the form of a cashier's check. Once secured, the grant check arrived (forged of course), which could not be cashed until a hefty insurance payment was sent. So, two cashier's checks were sent totalling almost 51.5k.

The "cashier is known and has admitted to receiving the funds and converting them into crypto, but we are having a very hard time getting her to cooperate with authorities. This is an elaborate scam operation offering grants for a variety of reasons, using the USPS to execute a crime, sending forged checks in the mail. The scammers forged the address of an aviation company located in Tulsa, OK on the check. They also claimed affiliation with the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. Facebook Messenger has failed to respond to multiple emails in efforts to identify the imposter who is definitely a member of this scam operation.

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- Louisville, KY, USA • Jan 27, 2024
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They send a chart telling how much you can get depending on how much you send by cash app. For instance if you send a $100 you’ll receive $2000. The more you send the more you receive

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- Baldwinsville, NY, USA • Jan 22, 2024
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Approached by a ‘friend’ on messenger about a government grant money through CFDA AGENT RUSSELL STEWART

All I had to do was to pay tax and delivery fee of $1000 in order to get $25000 in ‘free’ government money

I needed to pay the money upfront.

I started to get suspicious of a scam so I called my friend directly and she had no idea what I was talking about so clearly her Messenger account had been scammed to send me the link to this money. I was about to take a cash advance to get the $1000 but I decided it was TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE! So I did not but it was tempted

So I am reporting Agent RUSSELL STEWART who was supposedly a representative of the CFDA government grant program. HE IS NOT!!

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- Conover, NC, USA • Jan 17, 2024
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“Agent” claimed to be CSBG agent and said I had qualified for between 50,000-300,000 in free money from the government.. Asked for my name,address, dob, employment status and picture to make sure they would deliver $ to proper person.. also they gave me a # to identify things on their end.. I’m afraid because of the info about myself they have.. I screenshot the entire thread… I also told the rep I felt like this was a scam because if it was a government entity I shouldn’t have to send a monetary gift or store gift card of any sort… he said it wasn’t but still I didn’t trust it.

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- Staten Island, NY, USA • Jan 16, 2024
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Was promised government granted money if 90000

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- Bangor, PA, USA • Jan 02, 2024
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Facebooked from an old friend? She said she got $100,000 from this outfit. I believed her and applied for $40,000. The said to send $1,000 in gift cards, so I did( dumb ***). Then they said their armored car was robbed! They asked for $300 to arrange a security company to guard next delivery.( I sent it) Then their truck was involved in an accident, 2 employees seriously injured! Now they want $200 to repair trucks. Then they wanted $500 for extra security guards(sent it) Now they want $500 more. I said that's enough and stopped sending gift cards. The mans named I dealt with was Murphy Richie phone number 415-251-5620.

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- Bangor, MI, USA • Dec 14, 2023
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Was told I was applying for a grant. Sent him cash because I could not use my bank card. Then gift cards which I should have known better. After I was told the grant was paid in full, then was informed I needed to pay gas which after a week, I did 150. Driver supposedly ran out of gas coming to my house, want another 250 which I have refused to pay. Still they are trying to convince me this is for real and just need to pay the driver. They will not answer my questions about where did the money go. This has been going on since May. I am out my savings and they will not give me the grant which they said it was paid in full. Or return the money I sent. Which they say they can not do that because the grant is mine. I truly wish I had thought about this and knew it was a scam. But now I am out this money. Please help

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- Radcliff, KY, USA • Nov 16, 2023
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Scammer indicated that I was eligible for a grant of between 50k to 500k.

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- Cleveland, TN, USA • Nov 16, 2023
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The called my phone claiming the government was giving me a one time free federal grant of 9000 dollers i had been picked cause i had never filed bank rupt. He said it was a grant from the government that i would not have to pay back. Told me he would give me my code that i would need to enter when i called 202 922 5512. He got my bank info .but when i called the number and gave my code thats when he told me i needed 200 doller processing fee.i told him i didnt have 200 dollars and he told me that i could call back when i got the 200 and we could proceed.i have no ideal if this is real or a scam .but am trying to find out

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- Lynchburg, VA, USA • Nov 04, 2023
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Frequent messages concerning a grant for $100,000 but I would have to send $500 document fee first.

Patrician Hall, agent.

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- Brooklyn, NY, USA • Sep 12, 2023
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He got a grant for me and to transfer the funds i need a gift card i gave them 200 dollers already and now he needs 300 more to complate this transaction so he keep calling me to get the 300.00

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• Aug 17, 2023
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ScamPulse.com Scam Report Entered on behalf of victim by ScamPulse.com Employee: They introduced themselves as the gov't entity agent Donald Scott in charge of the grant program. They say they would like to tell the victim about the program that might be able to help through tough economical positions. The victim wouldn't have to pay the grant back. Was sent a NIH document that asked for all personal information including social security, private financials, and other info. Was advised to pay collateral $1500 up front to receive the grant payment and to keep grant money secret and to not let others know.

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• Aug 17, 2023
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The scammer looks to get paid to this cash app Wynnd $VoxVixensDen

Offering government grants posing as Department of Human Health Services Grant and hacks messenger acquaintances falsely also. My personal information was stolen!!!

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• Aug 07, 2023
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I was sent a letter saying, I will receive $1000 to pay my biils. The only thing I had to do was to pay $60.So I sent them a check for $60 addressde to "National Funds Clearing House." Which was sent on 7/8/23 and was cashed in on 7/19/23,

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