Called and told me of a government grant I was sellected to recieve gave them a 150 then 97 friday try to call them monday can not get through may have been a scam and im out of some of my rent money.

It is a scam.  STOP GIVING THEM MONEY!  There is no grant!  You've been scammed by Indian scammers!

See:  http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/fake-government-grants-real-refunds

CWG40 is absolutely correct!

Things to believe:

• There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.
• If it sounds (or looks) too good to be true, it probably is.
• You have not won big bucks from a benign benefactor, a pot of pesos from PCH, dinero from a doctor, or a grant from a gracious government   <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
• The tooth fairy really does not exist
• Everything you read on the internet is not necessarily true.
• It is illegal to ask for money for a loan or prize, before awarding the loan or prize!
• "Free Trips" are loaded with mandatory & costly extras, and you usually must give them your card number after listening to a loooong spiel at a hotel.
• Microsoft or one of their agents did NOT cold call you to fix your computer.
• The moon is not made of green cheese.
• The IRS will snailmail you, rather than phone you, if there is a problem.
• Jackalope milk is not an aphrodisiac.
• If you "green dot", MoneyGram or Western Union money to a scammer, the money is gone.
• You should beware of Greeks bearing gifts, specially if the gift is a wooden horse with termites.

More information on those scams (and others) may be found at
http://phonehelp.2truth.com/facts_rev.html

Remember to return here, to 800notes.com, after you look at any of the information at that site, either to post more information, or to let us know you avoided the scam.

Just got a call saying I had been selected to receive free grant money, from the government, called the above number but they said they would call back in about 20 min. Haven't heard from them.

I also received a call about being approved for a federal grant for $4500. Rep told me is name was Mike Smith. Sound bogos. They advise me to call 206-317-1337 to ask for a account manager.  I didn't call... Sounds like a scam.  I ask for a website and he gave me USA.GOV... Looked on that site and didn't see no grant in this nature