they called me and got all my imformation and bank info and then hung up. i dont now if it was a scam or we just got disconected. what do you think???????
2006-10-12 16:15:14 · 3 answers · asked by jcslimer 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
oh no this is surely a scam! The only organization giving out US government grants is the US Government.
Call your bank ASAP to let them know that you may be a victim of a scam, and also your credit card companies. They can tell you about your options to protect your accounts - but please call them right away!
2006-10-12 18:32:59 · answer #1 · answered by Piggiepants 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would be EXTREMELY WARY of companies that claim you can get grants for whatever purpose you want because that is absolutely false and not how federal grants work. And I would be SCARED all the more that this company wants you to apply for grants through them because there is only ONE site where you can apply for grants legitimately - and that is Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov
You should NEVER have given all your information and bank info. Call your bank ASAP and let them know to watch out for any transactions from this company.
You can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) http://www.cfda.gov and Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov - these are two sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grants. Browse through the listings and see if you can find any grant that would support your purposes.
Even if you buy books on "how to get grants" or list that supposedly has information on grants -- all of them are mere rehash of what CFDA has, albeit packaged differently.
Note though that these grants generally support non-profit organizations, intermediary lending institutions, and state and local governments. Most of the federal grants are given to specific target groups with specific requirements (e.g. minority business owners involved in transportation related contracts emanating from DOT - Grant#20.905 Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Short Term Lending Program. Individuals especially for personal purposes are not eligible for federal grants.
Grants are also often given to non profit groups or organizations involved in training or other similar activities (grant 59.043 Women's Business Ownership Assistance that are given to those who will create women's business center that will train women entrepreneurs
2006-10-15 04:00:46 · answer #2 · answered by imisidro 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Think about it: if you're being given money why do you need to pay them first before you get given free money? That is a clear scam alert and alarm bells should have gone off. And on to the good citizen thing, most of us are good citizens and how many people do you know that are good citizens that have been given money by the "government" ? Being a good citizen is everyone's most basic duty and the requirement to living in a relatively safe and ordered society. So why should the government have to pay anyone for doing their duty??!!
2016-05-21 21:58:23 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋