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Posted By: Terry from Tulsa,Oklahoma In Response To: Re: First National Grant, government grant scam (Rachael)
Thursday, 25 August 2005, at 6:24 a.m.
> I have a phone # for their customer service. When they called they gave me a tracking # ID # etc., I even got the salespersons name. The monies were withdrawn from my account on the 29th of July. They told me that I could call for a refund if I want. When I called today to get a refund, the lady replied that I could not do that until I received my pkg in the mail that had already been sent out?! I have not yet received anything! The man that I talked to in July said that this grant was free money for lower income families, and could be used for anything except gambling! How ironic!!I just gambled with them! It is now August 25 and I have NOT received a pkg...I asked for their address and they gave me 33A Christ Church, Barbataz as their address! Since I did this --I have received manty other grant calls until 10:00 p.m...They all know my address,home phone # etc...I have an unlisted # and do not know how they got this info!! When I told her that this was reported on the news this morning as a scam-she became defensive,saying, that if it was a scam-they would have pulled out a lot more than "just" $298! I told her that $298 is a lot for most people,and it will add up if they scam a # of people..she told me to believe what I wanted to! I told her I WANT to believe that they are ligid! But, time will tell!!!----------- I have been receiving many phone calls from a number which when you call
> back it is not valid. They call about 5 times a day when I am in work and
> when I do get in touch with them by answering the phone that claim to be
> GSI, grant services incorporated. They told me if I give them my bank
> account information and a processing fee of $298 they will deposit $6000
> in the bank. He claims they will send me papers to sign which would be
> legal in court but I must first set a date which the 298 is going to be
> available. Does anyone have any information on this situation? Is it a
> scam and what should I do. I asked what I did to qualify and it was
> something about my income.... Thanks
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