<prompt> Human: From the very beginning of the call I knew it was fishy. I havent applied for any grants and they mentioned part of the reason I was selected was for being a good citizen. Both the people I talked to had foreign accents so I doubt they are in the US. They were also using google voice numbers. I didnt give them any info but they knew my name, address and telephone number. I played along with them like I believed what they were saying but told them I dont have the 200 to pay the fee and I would call back when I got the money. I wrote down most of what they told me and the numbers that they called from and gave me to claim my grant money. Wherehow do I report this? Im broke and would love to believe there was money coming to me but I know there isnt and if it sounds to good to be true its probably not true. I would love to keep anyone else from falling for this. If they are outside the US I know it would be hard to shut them down but since I left it open to call back when I got the 200 dollars I would be willing to call back to help any investigation. I really dont know how far its taken when reported and am hesitant to call my local police because I doubt it would help. If anyone has any info on what I should do I would be very grateful. Edit: thank you to everyone who upvotedand replied, I really hope it spreads awareness! I have had some personal stuffgoing on and was up a lot of the nightcrying. I know Im lame my boyfriend is coming over hopefully for a productive talkwhen he leaves Im taking all your advice on wherehow to report. I never expected to get so much help so thank you for all the awesome advice and for explaining how they get away with this stuff. Grrr! I think they actually called me just now while I was editing my post but dont have time to mess around with them. I havent read everyones response yet but I plan on it and as soon as I report Im going to do another editupdate for you all to know I went trough with it! Have a lovely day. : Edit 2: I did report them to the FTC and they managed to call me twice while I was writing up the whole thing. I guess my phone is going to be on silent every time I need a little peace now! Thank you every one who commented, I needed a little guidance and kick in the butt to report them and do the right thing. Also thanks to everyone who upvoted, I really hope that people who may be vulnerable to this sort of scam can read this and learn to avoid this scam and hopefully others. Everyone here is so supportive I really appreciate all of you here at rpersonalfinance.  <response>: I get those calls every now and then. If I have nothing better to do, I try to waste their time for about 10 minutes before I tell them Ive traced the call. I tell the rep that because he was so nice Ill let him get a head start before the drones arrive to blow him up. 