National Science Foundation

Victim Location 75602

Total money lost $1,700

Type of a scam Government Grant

I CALL THIS COMPANY IN REFERENCE TO GETTING A GRANT, THAT I HEARD WAS AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE WHO HAD LOST THERE JOBS AND NEEDS SOME TYPE OF ASSISTANCE..I WAS CONNECTED TO A CLAIMING AGENT…I WAS ASKED TO FILL OUT A DESTINATION FORM, WHICH INCLUDED…NAME, AGE, ADDRESS,RELIGION, MONTHLY INCOME,, PHONE NUMBER,, PHONE PROVIDER, DID I HAVE ANY CREDIT CARDS, MY CREDIT SCORES, EMAIL, OCCUPATION….I ANSWERED ALL OF THESE QUESTIONS…ALL OF THIS STARTED ON WEDNESDAY , AUGUST 6, 2020…AFTER ALL THIS INFO, IT WAS PUT INTO A DATA BASE, AND I WAS APPROVED FOR THIS GRANT OF 1OO.OOO..THAT WOULD BE DELIVER IN 72 HOURS…THE NEXT DAY I WAS TEXTED THAT FOR ME TO RECEIVE THIS MONEY, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY A FEE, FOR TAX CLEARANCE. AND SHIPPING FEE OF 1500.00, NOT BY DEBIT ,CREDIT CARDS ,BUT BY GIFT CARDS, SHE TOLD ME WHICH ONES TO GET..I RECIEVED THEM..I HAD TO TAKE PICTURES OF THE FRONT, BACK OF THESE GIFT CARDS AND THE RECEIPT….SHE STATED THAT I WAS GOOD TO GO….THE SAME DAY, LATER THAT AFTERNOON, SHE TEXT AGAIN, AND TOLD ME THAT I HAD TO GO AND RECEIVE ANOTHER 200.00 FOR DELIVERY FEES, THAT FED EX WOULD BE DELIVERING IT…AGAIN IT HAD TO BE ON GIFT CARDS….SATURDAY AUGUST 8,2020, FED EX WAS TO BE AT MY HOME BY 5:30 PM…AT 6:00, I WAS TEXTED AGAIN, WAS TOLD THAT THESE FED EX MEN WAS IN A BAD ACCIDENT, TRYING TO GET TO MY HOME, AND I NEED TO GET ANOTHER 5000.00 ASAP. THIS IS WHEN I TOLD THIS AGENT THAT THIS HAD TO BE A SCAM, AND THAT I WANT MY 1700.00 DOLLARS BACK….TODAY IS AUGUST 9, 2020…AND SHE IS STILL TEXTING ME ABOUT SENDING THE 5000.00 , THAT WAS REQUESTED YESTERDAY….I’M REQUESTING MY 1700.00 DOLLARS, WHICH I WILL NEVER SEE AGAIN, BUT EVERYONE NEEDS TO NO ABOUT THIS, SUPPOSED TO BE A GOVERMENT GRANT CENTER…..

Victim Location 86326

Type of a scam Government Grant

I received a text with an application saying I qualified for $85,000.00 So I filled out the application like an [censored] not verifying it this was legit. His name supposeably is Agent Attorney *** I have asked him to cancel my application so no avail. I received the information from my Aunt but I do believe she was propably hacked as well. I had to get a new Drivers License and also get a new Bank card.Please be aware of this so called *** *** ***