PCH/FB/US Government Grants

Victim Location 44287

Type of a scam Government Grant

A friend’s FB was hacked. I was contacted via Messenger by scammer posing as my friend with info about a Publisher’s Clearing House/Facebook/US Government Grant that was available if I qualified. I thought it was my friend and contacted 814-791-5903 by text as my "friend" had instructed. Well, I qualified. All I had to do next was send money to cover fees and the amount of fee was dependent upon the amount of Grant I chose. I contacted my husband, explained the situation, and asked what he thought. He suggested I call my friend and speak to her directly. I did. She informed me she had been hacked yesterday. I chose not to respond anymore to the text messages.