7000 Dollars or 7K Government Grant Phone Scams Scamming - Fraud 109 109 10.6K 1 May 2, 2014 2014-05-02T12:07:40-05:00 Oct 31, 2019 2019-10-31T15:08:38-05:00 Online Threat Alerts (OTA) Scammers are calling persons and telling them that they qualify for a $7000 or 7K government grant. The amount may change. Please note that this is a scam and there is no $7000 government grant. The scammers will ask you to send money via Western Union, Moneygram, Prepaid debit, iTunes Card, or ask you for your credit card information, which they claim they will need for the payment of the processing fee, taxes or delivery fee. Most of the phone calls came from phone numbers with the area code: 202.A List of Phone Numbers the Scammers Called From 206-801-1737202 559 7639202 580 8480202-210-0054222-222-2245202-621-0168202-407-9198213-965-3964202 657 5808729-457-3222202-436-9677202-621-0436202-657-5858202-621-0436770-926-5021202-621-0938202-738-4632202-697-9205305-389-9245202-621-0436202-657-6329202-657-6938202-738-1655202-470-3243 Never send money to someone who asks you to make payments via Western Union, Moneygram, Prepaid debit, iTunes card in order to collect some so-called prize.Always remember this golden rule:Once you are asked to send money in order to receive money, it is a scam.If you have received phone calls or an e-mail messages similar to this scam, please post information about it in the comment below.This scam is similar to the following:Federal Government Selected 1500 Citizens to Award a $9000 Grant