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- Middletown, NY, USA
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Was promised government granted money if 90000

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- Bangor, PA, USA
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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
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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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- Cleveland, TN, USA
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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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- Radcliff, KY, USA
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Scammer indicated that I was eligible for a grant of between 50k to 500k.

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- Lynchburg, VA, USA
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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
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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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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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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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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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I received a text saying I could qualify for a one time pmt of $10,650 for hardship. No paying back. He verified me through ID.me. His name was Toni Arcadia. He got my email and ID.me password. My routing/checking numbers.Got my s.s. #. Asked for a photo of the front and back of my debit card. Said I would get the grant money the next day. (Did not) I am concerned about my personal info. Also 215-266-7567. Tried to upload conversation but did not work. Kelly Higgins

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She scams people to pay for a free grant for a fee to deliver the grant and the management and Marilyn Rivera sends cops and fbi sends pictures of a fake grant Facebook alot of people say it scammed.

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Approved for a Grant that says it was processed and never went through they kept asking for more money to make the grant go through faster

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- Jefferson, GA, USA
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Said that I could get a one time life grant for 100,000.00 but I had to send them 2000.00 to get FedEx to deliver it. They first said it was a grant but then they kept saying it was winnings. They did get my driver lic4ense and ss # what do I need to do

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