Scam Type
Government Grant Scam
Business Name Used
PAS Program
Date Reported
Oct 06, 2022
Victim Postal Code
37854
Total Dollars Lost
0
Scam Description
The person who contacted me via text on Messenger is Bob Lutrick. He refers me to Glen Landry, who has a Facebook web page called “PAS Program”. PAS = pandemic assistance program, ???? ?????? Mr. Lutrick. Supposedly the federal government will pay out grants in five or six figures to individuals with few restrictions. I am to contact Glen Landry to determine whether we qualify.
An online query for this program in my state indicates it is available specifically to small businesses, not to individuals. We are not a small business. It appears the funding is administered by the states, and how it is allocated therefore varies by state.
I also found a federal government website indicating these grants are limited to lower-income families with children. We are neither.
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ofa/faq/pandemic-emergency-assistance-fund
To virtually guarantee that my wife and I as individuals are eligible for a 5 or 6 figure payout sounds too good to be true, and you know what they say about that. I smell a rat, but I do not yet have the documentation to prove it.
