Grants Email Scam Alert!
Beware of any email message offering a service that -- for $28.00 -- will tell you if you qualify for a "Free Grant."
- The message may look similar to this:
Qualifying For A FREE
Grant Is Easy!
$10,000 to over $100,000 in
FREE Grant Money is Available NOW!
~ Never Repay ~
~ No Credit Checks ~
~ No Interest Charges ~
See if YOU meet the requirements
Click Here Now!
- The "Click Here Now!" link will lead to a Web page that begins with text similar to that shown below:
Those
Meeting These Unusual Requirements May Qualify For
$10,000 To $156,000 in Free Grants
Could you use a Free Grant of $10,000 to $156,000 but, not exceeding $5,000,000? If so, it is very important that you read every word of this Free Grant Announcement. New programs, funded by the U.S. Government, and private foundations, allows only certain people that meet unusual requirements a Free Grant. In the past, only the select few were privy to these funds. But this has all changed. Free Grants are being paid in amounts up to, but not exceeding, $5,000,000 U.S. dollars. The relatively new concept of giving away money is called the Free Grant Giveaway Program. Now what really makes these special programs different is who is eligible for these special Free Grants. Common everyday people are getting these funds on a daily basis. It seems hard to believe, but it's the absolute truth.
- The "service" being offered -- for $28.00 -- is to tell the purchaser whether or not they qualify for one of these "Free Grant Giveaway" programs.
Payment for the "service" can be made only online, and only by using a credit card or an online checking account transfer. However, the pages for entering credit card or checking account information are NOT SECURED. By completing either of these payment pages, you are virtually handing your credit card or bank account over to a stranger. Remember, the identity of the person or company offering the service is never disclosed.
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Using a secured Web site consumers can now file complaints of Internet fraud online. The Internet Fraud Complaint Center (IFCC) is a joint program of the Justice Department and the FBI. From your About Guide.
Besides the obvious danger of transmitting your credit card or bank account information over an unsecured Web page to an unidentified person, please be aware that there are no "Free Grant Programs" offered by the United States Government. For more information on US Government grants and non-grant forms of assistance to individuals, please see:
Resources for finding and getting government grants. But, beware -- a government grant is no Christmas present. The government is not giving away "free" grant money. Find out about the federal grant process. From your About Guide.
Where to find help with: Small Business Needs, Healthcare, Work or Career, Home Improvements, Hunger and Child Care or Family Needs. In most cases, you do not need a grant to get assistance from a government program. From your About Guide.
Hundreds of private and corporate foundations are out there to help. From Non-Profit Foundations Guide Stan Hutton.
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