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Complaint Review: Government Grant Info & Guide Center - Saint Petersburg Florida
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Government Grant Info & Guide Center
www.gvtgrantinfo.com Saint Petersburg, Florida, U.S.A.
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Government Grant Info & Guide Center ripoff Scam Saint Petersburg Florida
I have read that others have been solicited for this scam. Today I received a call from a gentleman from "Government Grant Info & Guide Center". The man had a stong foreign accent (middle east?) and identified himself as "Eddie Williams", very common name in the Middle East (ha!)
He told me that I had qualified for a guaranteed $8000 grant from the government. I understand that there are government grants and I had looked in to them in the past, so I listened to "Eddie". He told me that I could spend this money for about anything, education, home improvement, bills, etc.
Because they had done so much work on these grants they needed the processing fee of $257.00 now. I would then receive a package in the mail and in two to three months receive my grant.
While I was on the phone (I was at work), I had access to my computer so I googled this company and read that they are a scam, same sales script, accent, same city (St Petersburg, FL) and fee.
When Eddie put me on hold to talk to his "manager" I hung up. He promptly called me back and of course I didn't answer.
This company goes by many different names. Check the BBB for some of these names.
Lori
High Point, North Carolina
U.S.A.
He told me that I had qualified for a guaranteed $8000 grant from the government. I understand that there are government grants and I had looked in to them in the past, so I listened to "Eddie". He told me that I could spend this money for about anything, education, home improvement, bills, etc.
Because they had done so much work on these grants they needed the processing fee of $257.00 now. I would then receive a package in the mail and in two to three months receive my grant.
While I was on the phone (I was at work), I had access to my computer so I googled this company and read that they are a scam, same sales script, accent, same city (St Petersburg, FL) and fee.
When Eddie put me on hold to talk to his "manager" I hung up. He promptly called me back and of course I didn't answer.
This company goes by many different names. Check the BBB for some of these names.
Lori
High Point, North Carolina
U.S.A.
2 Updates & Rebuttals
Lisa
Sumter,South Carolina,
U.S.A.
they tried to rip me off to!
#2Consumer Comment
Thu, January 06, 2005
The guy that the lady in the other article on this website descibed was the exact same guy that called me. He wanted my checking acount number and i told him no and hung up. He called me right back and tried to assure me that this was not a hoax. He said he needed $257.00 and he would guarantee me a check for $8,000. He left a number also 1-800-530-4282 and he told me his name was Don Wilson. Ha Ha yeh right!! He was from Isreal or somewhere over in that area.
Lori
High Point,North Carolina,
U.S.A.
Gov Grant Info & Guide Ctr-Phone # from caller ID
#3Author of original report
Tue, December 14, 2004
I just wanted to update that the phone number that popped up on my caller ID was 1-800-796-2499. I try calling that number but only get a busy signal. I suppose they are real busy trying to scam people.
