Effort woman Victimized by Phone Scam

State police are seeking information on a phone scam that victimized an Effort woman.

According to state police at Fern Ridge, the 42-year-old Effort woman was contacted by the number 202-621-0572 and told she was eligible for a free grant and was given a grant number. She was then told that she would need to make a one-time, refundable payment of $250 to process the grant, police said, and was told to go to a grocery or convenience store to purchase a prepaid Reloadit card.

The victim purchased the card and provided the scammers with the number, and then was contacted a week later and told she would need to pay an additional $850 for grant insurance, police said. The victim became suspicious and contacted police.

Anyone with information on the scam can contact state police at Fern Ridge at 570-646-2271.

A Google search of the number revels some limited information:

http://www.everycaller.com/phone-number/1-202-621-0572/

http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-202-621-0572