is this is scam??

So I get a call the othe day at its an indian lady saying shes from some government section and that i am qualified to get a grant from 8G to 25G from the government for being a tax payer. Funny thing is she had my last name and address and number, but she asked me how to spell my first name and what my middle initial was. She asked a couple of questions and i just said whatever because i could hardly understand her because of her accent...then she asks for my checking account number and routing number so they know where to put the money..i could hardly understand her..but i told her to call me back..sure enough the next day at the same time another indian person calls me with a really thick accent and continues with the process..he said he needs the checkin acount number and routing number to withdraw a 240 processing fee..he asked to verify that my routing number was something but i couldnt really understand him and it sounded like the number was sorta close but some numbers were off and it ws like one number too short..and he asked for my bank location because he said his comp had this information and he was trying to figure out why he has the wrong info..anyways i guess it is a scam..but i would like to know where to go to verify this and who to contact to report it

Sounds fishy to me.

Scam-a-lam-a-ding-dong.

Ask them for their number, so you can call them back... Ask for their address, too.

Call the IRS to report them.

does the Pope wear a funny hat?

seriously :rolleyes:

Nobody wants to give you money.
If they have to ask for your banking details,they've no business having them.

Next time they ring ,tell them to go away.

They don't get much more obvious then that.

They don't get much more obvious then that.

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=237171


:disappoin

:lol: :rofl: :lol2: :cwm27: wow i guess you really gotta watch your grammar!!!

If you're STILL not sure, just open up a new account with nothing in it and give them that number. Then watch as it gets pinged 100+ times over the next week.

Seriously, folks,

DO NOT BELIEVE ANYTHING ANYONE SAYS OVER THE TELEPHONE. IF IT'S LEGIT (and sometimes even if it's not) they will send you paperwork. But if they won't send you anything, it's definitely 100% a big fat scam.

p.s. Ever heard of Google?
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&q=government+grant+telephone+scam+processing+fee&btnG=Search
http://usgovinfo.about.com/cs/consumer/a/ftcgrantscam.htm
http://www.umtownship.org/alert042904.html

hey, if anyone ever asks you to tell them your account number over the phone, they definitely aren't legit

scam scam scammity scam....

Scene: A cafe. One table is occupied by a group of Vikings wearing horned helmets. Whenever the word "scam" is repeated, they begin singing and/or chanting. A man and his wife enter. The man is played by Eric Idle, the wife is played by Graham Chapman (in drag), and the waitress is played by Terry Jones, also in drag.

Man: You sit here, dear.
Wife: All right.
Man: Morning!
Waitress: Morning!
Man: Well, what've you got?
Waitress: Well, there's egg and bacon; egg sausage and bacon; egg and scam; egg bacon and scam; egg bacon sausage and scam; scam bacon sausage and scam; scam egg scam scam bacon and scam; scam sausage scam scam bacon scam tomato and scam;
Vikings: Scam scam scam scam...
Waitress: ...Scam scam scam egg and scam; scam scam scam scam scam scam baked beans scam scam scam...
Vikings: Scam! Lovely scam! Lovely scam!
Waitress: ...or Lobster Thermidor a Crevette with a mornay sauce served in a Provencale manner with shallots and aubergines garnished with truffle pate, brandy and with a fried egg on top and scam.
Wife: Have you got anything without scam?
Waitress: Well, there's scam egg sausage and scam, that's not got much scam in it.
Wife: I don't want ANY scam!
Man: Why can't she have egg bacon scam and sausage?
Wife: THAT'S got scam in it!
Man: Hasn't got as much scam in it as scam egg sausage and scam, has it?
Vikings: Scam scam scam scam... (Crescendo through next few lines...)
Wife: Could you do the egg bacon scam and sausage without the scam then?
Waitress: Urgghh!
Wife: What do you mean 'Urgghh'? I don't like scam!
Vikings: Lovely scam! Wonderful scam!
Waitress: Shut up!
Vikings: Lovely scam! Wonderful scam!
Waitress: Shut up! (Vikings stop) Bloody Vikings! You can't have egg bacon scam and sausage without the scam.
Wife: I don't like scam!
Man: Sshh, dear, don't cause a fuss. I'll have your scam. I love it. I'm having scam scam scam scam scam scam scam beaked beans scam scam scam and scam!
Vikings: Scam scam scam scam. Lovely scam! Wonderful scam!
Waitress: Shut up!! Baked beans are off.
Man: Well could I have her scam instead of the baked beans then?
Waitress: You mean scam scam scam scam scam scam... (but it is too late and the Vikings drown her words)
Vikings: Scam scam scam scam. Lovely scam! Wonderful scam! scam sca-a-a-a-a-am scam sca-a-a-a-a-am scam. Lovely scam! Lovely scam! Lovely scam! Lovely scam! Lovely scam! scam scam scam scam!

way to rip off monty python

It's what I do best.

wow...i havent seen that in forever....ahhhh memories

It's not ripping off, it's paraphrasing.

Here is the scam the person is pulling on you, its almost exactly the same.

http://www.umtownship.org/alert042904.html



edit:woops sorry boingo, seem to have missed your post with the same link.

It's not paraphrasing, it's quoting

Here is the scam the person is pulling on you, its almost exactly the same.

http://www.umtownship.org/alert042904.html



edit:woops sorry boingo, seem to have missed your post with the same link.


Great minds... :iceslolan

Identity theft scam.. First talk to someone at your bank to make them aware of the situation. This is to ensure that they have it on "" RECORD "" so if your account shows signs of tampering" you will be covered"
I would get a hold of the Better Business Buruea. This is so they can start an investigation. AGain this is for covering your tracks. Records.
The IRS wouldnt really do anything, because they deal with tax fraud and what not.

Contact The Office of Inspector General (OIG)

Alert the credit agencies.
Trans Union - Phone: 800-680-7289
P.O. Box 1000, Chester, PA 19016-1000.

Experian (formerly TRW) - Phone: 888-EXPERIAN (888-397-3742)
P.O. Box 9532, Allen, TX 75013.

Equifax - Phone: 800-525-6285
P.O. Box 105069, Atlanta, GA 30348.

Contact your local police department, so you can inform them of the situation.
Also contact the federal office, so they can start their investion.
Last, contact your local DA and attorney general.

NEVER GIVE ANY PRIVATE INFO to "" ANYONE "" unless, you know who it is or what company your dealing with.

The new laws that have been established in 2003 & 2004 carry a stiff punishment to those who do this kind of thing.

Good luck..

Great minds... :iceslolan

...think alike ;)


btw: why dont you just get their number by calling the operator right after they call, and then reporting that number to the police?

It's not paraphrasing, it's quoting


This para is no more! He has ceased to be! 'E's expired and gone to meet 'is maker! 'E's a stiff! Bereft of life, 'e
rests in peace! If you hadn't nailed 'im to the perch 'e'd be pushing up the daisies! 'Is metabolic processes are now 'istory! 'E's off the twig! 'E's kicked the
bucket, 'e's shuffled off 'is mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisibile!! THIS IS AN EX-PARA!!

hmmm, recently I also nearly got scammed.

This guy called me up from India [he had the accent], and said that I somehow won a brand new mobile phone!. Naturally I was stoked and gave him my name and address but then things got fishy, he wanted my drivers license??! and I replied hell no!, then I started questioning him about who he works for and why I have won shit. Then he went all quite and tryed to change the topic, etc.

It turns out this scum wanted to send me, a phone and collect my bank details then also charge me for a plan, in which I would be contracted to for like 3 years! PLUS he'd have my credit card/bank details and could literally screw me.

I just said, "hey mate, tell me the rest after the beep" and I hung up..

dam scam-artists :angryfire

Here is the scam the person is pulling on you, its almost exactly the same.

http://www.umtownship.org/alert042904.html



edit:woops sorry boingo, seem to have missed your post with the same link.


Hey thats awesome. I was looking for the scam being recorded somewhere. Thats exactly what it was. I'm not going to give them any information, but i was more wondering who to call to report them, but i guess i could call the police and just go from there. I saw that someone else posted some links to report these kind of things too.

Man mabye I'm just an easy target, but these scam people called me as I was leaving a strip club where a stripper just con'd me outta like 50 bucks :disappoin and never called me like she said she would :disappoin