Jul 23, 2015
Caller claimed to work for the Federal Government. Stated her reason for calling was due to a Government supported grant given to 1500 people in my area that the Government found to be of good standing, having never filed bankruptcy, paying bills on time, and never have been convicted of a crime. Caller stated the grant money was total $9,200. Caller stated said money would never have to be repaid, nor any taxes taken out. She went on to ask me what it is I would do with the money. She then gave me a confirmation number to use with the phone number she then gave me and stated this number (206-855-5055) was the number to a line with the United States Treasury. She further stated the money would be in my checking account within 10 minutes, and told me not to worry about anything that it was not a scam. She had a very strong accent. It appeared to be of one who spoke Spanish, but clearly not Indian. She would state a sentence and constantly ended each with "Ok????"
I played dumb and immediately did a reverse phone search. The number she gave me is located in Bainbridge Island, WA. The name of the Company is "Quest Corporation". I am assuming they tapped into a line of a business.
I then contacted the local FBI. Agent stated this is a serious scam and reports coming in daily. Agent then gave me 2 phone numbers one being to the Federal Trade Commission and Treasury and encouraged me to give all information to them and make a report, as any information citizens are willing to give will aid them in finding out who is in this operation