They told me i have a grant of 9000$ all i needed to do was go to the western union and put 230$ down for a security deposit. I would receive my deposit back. The whole thing is they said the government conducted a survey last year and i was one to be chosen to receive this 9000$. I would like to know how true this may be.

It is 100 % untrue. The government will never call you to offer a grant. See more about this scam (and how to report it) at the following link :
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/support/general-support/grant-fraud.html

I saw your message on 800 NOTES  and when I saw it I knew what had happened.  I too was contacted by the same people apparently and was given a very similar story, just a few details were different tho.  I had been told that I was selected by the government to receive $9,0000 cash money and when I asked them why and how I was selected they said it was because I had been proven to be a good citizen, one that pays their bills on time, hasn't filed bankruptcy as well as a few other things to boot! They also told me that I would have to go to the Western Union to collect my money only after paying a security deposit of $200.  Once business was discussed they gave me another number to call to conclude the business, which I did, and when I did a lady answered the phone and after two times of asking her who she was and with whom she was with she hung up on me.  I then called back and when she answered and realized it was me after I started to talk to her again she hung up on me and the line went dead, AGAIN!  I tried calling this number back again and from that point on it remained to have a busy signal and has ever since.  Obviously this is a BIG SCAM of some sort.  I then got on the computer and started looking for information and then I found yours.  I am now going to report this to the Better Business Bureau if not then to our local police department.  Who knows what this is all about but these people ought to be caught for what they are trying to pull, whether they pull it off or not! This is flat out wrong, wrong, wrong!!  Like the Better Business Bureau told me once I think is that FREE is FREE, if there is ever any money you have to put out when someone says they are trying to give you something for free then it's NOT FREE!  BEWARE, I would think TWICE if not more about dealing with these people at all.  Good Luck , however, I am happy to be without the $9,000 dollars rather than loose other monies that I have worked so hard for. Feel free to contact me. :)

same thing just happened to me...some one with no number no area code asked me if i was joel i said yes then told me all the horse crap about me winning 9,000 that would never have to pay back...i actually went to buy the green dot card they told me to buy but in the back it says that if anybody askes u for the numbers in the back that means its a scam so i called Helen Davis back the woman who told me to buy that card and told her what the back of the card said and she stuterd and told me no worries that in 15 minutes they would have my 9000 plus my 210 but told her that it said in the back of the card it was a scam then told me that i could call her back and that i could talk to someone else in the company to make sure it wasnt a scam but i still think it is so watch out ppl.......

Don't it's a scam same happed to me buy I told the people that my lawer knows about them and there going to be in trouble and they hung up fast. Tried to call back but surprise no answer