Community Development Block Grant Program

Victim Location 46743

Total money lost $100

Type of a scam Government Grant

I was contacted By Lori *** *** *** a friend on Facebook and she told me that I was granted a grant this was all taken on July 4th. I went to the site that she told me and I filled out the form for the money grant. I get a text message from this person and told me that I was approved for the grant. He told me that I had to pay the amount of $ 250.00 for deposit and I told him that I don’t have that kind of money and he said how much I can pay so I told him $ 100.00. He told me to go to Walmart to get $ 100.00 Steam card and I did and had to get 2 $50.00 dolor cards. I had to give him the card numbers and I did and show him my ID plus the Walmart sales slip. He told me that I had to wait until he checks out the cards. He then came back and told me that I was approved for my $ 100,000.00 and the delivery will be Saturday and then I get a message stating that I had to give them $ 550.00 more dollars and I told they to cancel my order and he said that he would and I told him that I wanted my $ 100.00 dollars back and he said that he would get back with me. I texted him back and no reply. On July 10th I got another text from Larry Tatum At 6: 28 p.m. and all the same thing going on from the other person. Larry told me that my check was in Indianapolis Indiana that I had to pay the sum of $ 550.00 to get my check sent to me. this went back in forth for a few hours and I told him that I have to check back in morning. I get a text message at 8:45 a.m. and he asked when I was going to the bank. I told him to calm down and he showed me a pic of him if it was him.