Apr 5, 2017
This number called me yesterday 202 178 2586 claiming to be from the US Government. The man on the other end had a heavy accent that was hard to understand but I did hear him tell me that because I was a good citizen and I have stayed out of trouble for the last 6 months I am going to be awarded with a government grant. Needless to say that I was writing the words "bull [***]" on my note pad the entire time. I had to sign up for life lock after that call because I forgot not to ever say yes over the phone to a stranger with wild claims. There is a scam going around where the only real objective is to record you saying yes so they can use that recording of your voice to steal your identity or something. So anyway this scammer gave me a validation number and told me to call 202-527-9668 to claim my government grant. LOL I'm not stupid enough to fall for that. I looked up 202-527-9668 and it's a Verizon home phone in Washington DC.