651, Report:
#121964
Posted Date:
Dec 10 2004
Government Grants Association ripoff Clearwater Florida
I got a call frm a representative of this co. at 7 p.m. est, someone called Soumya, rep id 409187, saying that as a good taxpayer, I am entitled to a govt grant of at least $5,000. She gave me my name and the address, and asked me for what purpose would my grant be, and after 15 min...
Entity
Govt Grants Association
Categories: Telemarketers
652, Report:
#121373
Posted Date:
Dec 08 2004
Government Grants Association ripoff Clearwater Florida *EDitor's suggestion on how to get your money back for fraudulent charges to your bank account!
I received a tel call at 5:30pm cdt, 12/05/2004 from a man who called him self Brian Johnson with Govt. Grants Assoc. 4100 E Bay St. Clearwater, Fl. 33764 He asked for my bank info, & I told him, when pigs fly. He insisted his company is on the level. I checked out the web & found ...
Entity
Government Grants Association
Categories: Corrupt Companies
653, Report:
#121514
Posted Date:
Dec 06 2004
Government Grant Info Center Pamela Jones Sneaky sales techniques lied to me total ripoff changed check number and resubmitted to my bank after I stopped paymentt on first check St. Petersburg Georgia
On October 18th I got a call from Government Grants Info Center in St. Petersburg. After talking to a Pamela Jones she talked me into applying for the info on government grants. Before they took my checking info they could not connect to their billing center and asked if they could...
Entity
Government Grant Info Center
Categories: Con Artists
654, Report:
#121438
Posted Date:
Dec 06 2004
Guide To Government Grants Ripoff randomly drawn name from taxpayers $8000 federal grant $257 processing fee banking info for direct draft of fee and deposit of grant money St. George Utah
This company called my daughter who is a college freshman, represented themselves as the federal government, and said that because her parents had paid taxes for the past 5 years her name was randomly drawn as a recipient of an $8000 government grant for her education. She was asked...
Entity
Guide To Government Grants
Categories: Con Artists
655, Report:
#121314
Posted Date:
Dec 05 2004
Government Grant Information Guide ripoff Saint Petersburg Florida
I received a call from a man Adam Smith with a thick accent (obviously not an Adam Smith!!) saying I was going to be the Lucky recipiant of $8000 in government grants. This sounded good so I let him keep talking.
He asked if I was over 18 and a taxpayer. I knew from prior experie...
Entity
Government Grant Information Guide
Categories: Corrupt Companies
656, Report:
#121223
Posted Date:
Dec 04 2004
Your Choice - Guide To Government Grants ripoff A stay at home mom taken advantage of Saint George Utah *EDitor's Suggestions on how to get your money back into your bank account!
I got a call from an Indian man saying I qualified for a grant ranging between 8K and 25K. I was told I had to pay a 249.00 processing fee. I gave my info. I called the day before they drafted my account and they said I had to call 72 hours in advance in order to stop the draft. ...
Entity
Your Choice - Guide To Government Grants
Categories: Corrupt Companies
657, Report:
#121161
Posted Date:
Dec 04 2004
Freedom Grants Information Services Government Grants scandal, approved for up to $50,000 ripoff Saint Petersburg Florida
I got a phone call from a guy named Gavin Ftar at around 7:00 pm saying I had been approved for a government grant up to $50,000, and all I had to do was pay a one time fee of $239.99. He had a very strong accent and asked for my account information and asked if I pay my taxes on ti...
Entity
Freedom Grants Information Services
Categories: Telemarketers
658, Report:
#120451
Posted Date:
Dec 01 2004
Government Grants ripoff some 257$ processing for a 8000$ GOVERNMENT GRANT India *EDitor's suggestion on how to get your money back for fraudulent charges to your bank account!
Somebody with a thick indian accent called me and I donno how they got all my details. They took me for a ride saying that they would give me at least 8000$ government grant, that the government selects certain individuals this way.
They kept saying that they are government offi...
Entity
Government Grants
Categories: Telemarketers
659, Report:
#120569
Posted Date:
Dec 01 2004
Guide To Government Grants RIPOFF SCAM, LIED ABOUT GOVERNMENT GRANT QUALIFICATION. BE VERY CAREFUL Saint George Utah *EDitor's Suggestions on how to get your money back into your bank account!
It was around 8:40am on a Sunday morning when I was called by a man whom had an Australian accent. He called and said that I had qualified for a gov't grant of $8000 and all I needed to do was pay a one time processing fee of $257.00.
Now I am a college student and I was thinkin...
Entity
Guide To Government Grants
Categories: Corrupt Companies
660, Report:
#119993
Posted Date:
Dec 01 2004
Free Government Grants Darren Williams You could really use the money. Ripoff scam Nationwide
On 11/26/04, my husband answered the phone. He was a bit suspicious when an Indian-sounding foreigner wanted to speak to his wife about getting her some money... Darren Williams, #1857 told me I've been selected to receive a free, never-to-be-paid-back, government grant of up to $25...
Entity
Free Government Grants
Categories: Cash Services
661, Report:
#120500
Posted Date:
Nov 30 2004
Your Choice ripoff government grant scam forged check from my bank account St. George Utah
I too was taken in by the government grant scam by this company. At the end of September, 2004, a man called my cell phone, he had a foreign accent, and told me that I qualified for a guaranteed government grant of $8,000.00.
He claimed that he worked for the federal government, ...
Entity
Your Choice
Categories: Con Artists
662, Report:
#120344
Posted Date:
Nov 30 2004
Government Grant Processing Center ripoff Indiana
Don't Fall for this scam they call you saying you are pre approve for $8000 and all you have to do is verify all your info., name, address, phone number, and bank info so they can send you all the paperwork and wire the money to your checking account after they charge your account a...
Entity
Government Grant Processing Center
Categories: Telemarketers
663, Report:
#119705
Posted Date:
Nov 24 2004
Government Grants Processing Center They Lied to me they ripped me off Las Vegas Nevada
On November 18th an individual with a thick Hindu accent called and told me that I qualified to recieve $8,000 in government grants.
He proceeded to ask for my bank account number etc and said that I had to pay $257 to receive this 8,000 dollars. He said that I can cancel the ord...
Entity
Government Grants Processing Center
Categories: Telemarketing Companies
664, Report:
#119581
Posted Date:
Nov 24 2004
Government Grant Information Center took my account number Www.grant.gov ripoff Georgia
company called said they had gotten my name from the government where I had applied for government grants they said they already had my account number they just needed to verify it.
They said they were going to give me a 8000 to 25000 dollar grant for school.When they read off th...
Entity
Government Grant Information Center
Categories: Telemarketing Companies
665, Report:
#118925
Posted Date:
Nov 19 2004
Government Grants Processing Center ripoff Las Vegas Nevada
11-19-04 Friday This is the biggesst scam going. Someone with a thick accent called me at approximately 7:30pm and told me that I had been approved for a government grant. At first I thought it was a blessing in disguise, but afterwards I thought what was the catch. I was given a 8...
Entity
Government Grants Processing Center
Categories: Con Artists
666, Report:
#118727
Posted Date:
Nov 18 2004
Guide To Government Grants guide to Government Grants Rip Off Las Vegas Nevada
Same thing. Indian guys. Knew my info. I was so dumb. So dumb. Going to try and cancel my check tomorrow, but if I only loose $250, I guess I learned my lesson. So dumb. I'm so dumb.
My wife is angry at me and stuff... terrible. I feel like an *ss. Went to this web site. Th...
Entity
Guide To Government Grants
Categories: Telemarketers
667, Report:
#115280
Posted Date:
Nov 17 2004
Government Grants Association - Brian Johnson - Melvin Smith both Sound Middle Eastern Accent Attempted ripoff Ask for bnk Account number ask if I would borrow money form my mother to pay 249.95 dollar once in lifetime fee Clearwater Florida
Two phone calls, 3 weeks apart by same person calling himself Brian Johnson. He sounded like someone from Iraq or middle east. He said the first time that I had won a $25,000 grant and did everything to get my information from the bank but I blocked him at all questions.
Second ...
Entity
Government Grants Association -- Brian Johnson -- Melvin Smith (both Sound Middle Eastern Accent)
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
668, Report:
#118012
Posted Date:
Nov 15 2004
Home Marketing Group ripoff government grant packages false guarantees lies BEWARE Lindon Utah
I used to work for this company and want to warn any unsuspecting people to watch out for these crooks! If you have downloaded an e-book on the internet about a Government Grant that you need and receive a phone call from ANYONE at Home Marketing Group ... beware!! They will probabl...
Entity
Home Marketing Group
Categories: Telemarketers
669, Report:
#116113
Posted Date:
Nov 04 2004
Allied Grant Writers Rip-off! Liars! Cheats & Scammers! Las Vegas Nevada
Allied Grant Writers promised me names, address and whatnot for government grants after researching and telling me I was eligible for $150,000 in Government grants.
All I got in the research package they sent me was three small booklets about HUD loans. I can get what they sent m...
Entity
Allied Grant Writers
Categories: Advertising / Deceptive
670, Report:
#115786
Posted Date:
Nov 03 2004
Successful Statagies ripoff Internet
I ordered the government grants reports and received an e-mail from the postal service saying it would be shipped today (11-2-04) and the address they listed is wrong and I can't get in touch with successful strategies company to have them change it. So I too am wondering if I got r...
Entity
Successful Statagies
Categories: Con Artists
671, Report:
#114983
Posted Date:
Oct 28 2004
Government Grants Information Guides Just read the report ripoff Saint Petersburg Florida
I recieved a call on my cell phone, Which was a Unknown Id. They called me saying I qualified for a grant due to I pay taxes, it was wierd cause they already had all my information except what bank I use, my address, phone number, name. But after telling me her name was Janet Jones ...
Entity
Government Grants Information Guides
Categories: Corrupt Companies
672, Report:
#113706
Posted Date:
Oct 19 2004
Government Grants USA ripoff Man with very bad english insisted I would get between $8000 & $25000 grant wanted my bank account info to charge me $259 to proces it REALLY what kind of a fool Kept calling me back Internet
Some man named Michael with very bad English called from Government Grants USA to let me know I had been selected - lucky me - for a government grant between $8000 and $15,000. All I had to do was give him my bank account information, including routing number to authorize $259 paym...
Entity
Government Grants USA
Categories: Loans
673, Report:
#113536
Posted Date:
Oct 19 2004
Consumer Grants Usa Ripoff This company scamed a poor hard working american and needs to pay ST. PETERSBURG Florida
I was called a couple months ago by a Indian guy who's name was Eric Mathews and the he was selling a booklet on government grants.
He told me that by using this book I would be able to get money for free from the Government to buy a car go back to school or start my own business...
Entity
Consumer Grants Usa
Categories: Telemarketers
674, Report:
#111878
Posted Date:
Oct 07 2004
Guide To Government Grants AKA The Federal Institute Of Government Grants RIPOFF! Promises 8K FIRST NYC New York
(803)022-0013 phone # called several times a day before I finally answered. A woman was very confident in assuring I would receive $8K before a $257 fee is processed on a certain date they give you. Also, I would receive a package of forms to fill out and send to the govt. to expl...
Entity
Guide To Government Grants
Categories: Federal Government
675, Report:
#111581
Posted Date:
Oct 05 2004
Government Grants Information & Guide Center Ripoff Scam to get checking account number St. Petersburg Florida
Caller tries to convince me I have been selected to receive an $8,000. Government grant.(Laugh!) Selected from random drawing of those who pay Federal Taxes. Wants to know if I have legitimate checking account. When I told him he doesn't need to know that, he hangs up. But he keeps...
Entity
Government Grants Information & Guide Center
Categories: Loans