My daughter received a call from this group. "Sophie Barry" called her from (202) 697-9328 and told her that she had won a grant in the amount of $10,200. She transferred her to a "Peter Jacobs" at the Federal Reserve Bank. "Peter" stated that she would need to send a charitable donation of $180 to get her money, which she did. Then he said that she would have to pay $700 for "insurance" so that they could verify that the money arrived. They also tried to get her to send another $900 for related "fees". "Peter" had her go to a CVS and buy Green Dot Money cards and call him with the numbers and the codes on the back. When she did this, he took the cash, emptied the card and has not agreed to give her any money back. He had the nerve to tell her that she would have to pay another fee to get her money back. THIS IS A SCAM, DO NOT SEND ANY MONEY!!! My daughter is eighteen and learned a valuable, but expensive, lesson from this. Nothing is free.
My daughter received a call from this group. "Sophie Barry" called her from (202) 697-9328 and told her that she had won a grant in the amount of $10,200. She transferred her to a "Peter Jacobs" at the Federal Reserve Bank. "Peter" stated that she would need to send a charitable donation of $180 to get her money, which she did. Then he said that she would have to pay $700 for "insurance" so that they could verify that the money arrived. They also tried to get her to send another $900 for related "fees". "Peter" had her go to a CVS and buy Green Dot Money cards and call him with the numbers and the codes on the back. When she did this, he took the cash, emptied the card and has not agreed to give her any money back. He had the nerve to tell her that she would have to pay another fee to get her money back. THIS IS A SCAM, DO NOT SEND ANY MONEY!!! My daughter is eighteen and learned a valuable, but expensive, lesson from this. Nothing is free.
Caller type: Scammer
Caller: Peter Jacobs or Sophie Barry
Company: Federal Reserve Bank
Number: 646-504-1957