How To Save Yourself From Free Government Grants Scam
Getting a call or an e mail informing you about being awarded free government grants worth thousands of dollars is very common these days. If you have also got one, it is not the cause of happiness but worry! Government does not call random people and start giving grants. These are the scamsters’ looking for gullible people who share their bank accounts details with them and get cheated of their hard earned money. In order to save you from such fraudsters, the following article gives you some of the tips to save you from falling in this trap.
- Keep your account details safe: You need to extremely careful about your bank account details. Don’t share it with anyone whom you don’t know. The fraudsters will pressurize you on one or other pretext to divulge them your account details so that they can steal your money.
- Don’t pay money for any ‘free’ grant: Always remember that a real government grant is completely free. There are no processing charges for a grant. So if the alleged party asks you for a nominal processing fee, you can instantly know that they are fake people. They may even ask you money for providing you information that is usually available free of cost on various websites.
- Fake agencies: Check for the authenticity of the agency from which you have received the grant offer. The government website has a complete list of the institutions that can provide you the free government grants. Any other agency that is unlisted is completely unreliable.
- Don’t trust phone numbers: You may get a call from people claiming to be calling from Washington where the headquarters of government grant are located. They might have disguised their telephone number through internet.
- Get registered at the No Call Registry: Getting yourself registered at the No Call Registry will save you from thousands of illicit telemarketers and fraudsters. It is a very simple process and needs only 2 minutes if you register yourself online.
- File your complaint: If you have been a victim of a free government grants scam, then you should file your complaint with the relevant government agencies.
The government is trying its best to keep the number of the free government grants scam to minimum through strict enforcement of the punishment policies. But as a responsible citizen, you should also stay aware of such scams.