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If any one calls you and tell you that you have won a grant, hang up. Grants are not won; they are applied for and awarded. You do not win grants
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No no. Thats what makes these scams, or any telephone soliciting, profitable. The fact that they dont waste time on the wrong people.
Instead, have fun with it. See how long you can keep them talking to you before they realize that its a waste of time. Or at least tell them to hang on and lay the phone down. Or hand it to your kid. Something to waste their time. Dont just hangup or you will be helping them out.
Never trust emails, people at the door, or phone calls. All "phishing" or "social engineered hacking" have common basis. IF you are at all intrigued by the offer, such as it being a product you werent aware of which sounds interesting, then get the info and visit the site manually. Never click on links in emails, never enter contracts at your door, and never believe someone who calls YOU to be who they say they are.
Side note along the same line. Do you have a sign on the house or in the yard which says "alarm system by xxxxxx"? Trade with a neighbor. It serves the same purpose but protects you from phishing where they pretend to be your security company.