Got a call from these people today and they said they were from the US Government Grants Department and then hung up.

Called just a few minutes ago and said they were calling from the US Government Grants Department.  They didn't confirm my name, just started talking to me and telling me I had been selected to receive a $9000 grant for paying my loans/taxes on time and not having a criminal record.  I asked him how he got my contact information.  He didn't answer the question, just said that he has my name, address, and phone number.  I asked him to tell me again which department of the US Government he was calling from, and he said "The US Government Grant Department."  And then I asked him if that was part of the treasury, education, etc.  He said, "Treasury.  So would you like to receive this grant?"  I told him I was at work and would need to get the name of his company, the phone number to call back, and a reference number.  He said, "Okay," and then he hung up.  And I laughed...thought he could scam me...not gonna happen.

Same story as the others - US Government Grant Department, I immediately stated "So this is a fake call?" and they proceeded to hang up.

Just got a call from Michael saying the same thing.  Pretty annoying to get calls like these on my cell phone.

Same story as above, except I decided to play along with it until he asked me for my bank account number.  I told him he was crazy for thinking that I'd actually give that info to him and that he should stop trying to rip people off.  He proceeded to tell me that he was calling from the US government in DC, and when I asked him why my caller ID said Washington state, he replied "Uhhh" and then hung up.  I got a good laugh out of it.