Grants Scam Dupes Northern Illinois Residents

Several people throughout Northern Illinois are receiving checks worth nearly three thousand dollars. This is a part of a grant they allegedly have been awarded for fifty thousand dollars.

The Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois has issued a warning regarding the grant scam coming from a company calling itself Mutual Grants Inc.

The grants checks and notifications are being sent from a location in Canada through U.S. Mail not through email as usual. After the mail is received, the recipient is asked to sign and deposit the enclosed check and return the 2,970 dollars to cover fees. The letter also includes a phone number to a “processing agent”, James Bentley, who will provide instructions on returning the money using either Western Union or MoneyGram.

The victims scrub their heads when they become aware that the check they deposited is fake and their banks informs them that they are responsible for the funds they withdrew.

So, be careful of this grants scam.

Source: eNews Park Forest, Park Forest, IL, USA