{"id":1762,"date":"2019-10-02T21:51:30","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T21:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grantnews.com\/?p=1762"},"modified":"2019-10-02T21:51:30","modified_gmt":"2019-10-02T21:51:30","slug":"scams-exist-in-every-industry-there-are-some-particularly-egregious-ones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/scams-exist-in-every-industry-there-are-some-particularly-egregious-ones\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Deal With Grant Scammers!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Scams exist in every industry, but there are some particularly egregious ones. GrantWatch<\/a> customer service team has heard a lot of stories from customers, and as they explained to us get plenty of calls from people looking for more information on grants, funding, and the entire process of being able to be given money for a personal project. They’ve received emails and inquiries that are heartbreaking, from people all over the world<\/a>, who have heard of an opportunity to get \u201cfree money\u201d or a \u201cgrant\u201d as long as they complete several steps required, like providing a social security number or sending in a processing fee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the worst ones involving scams deliberately targeting vulnerable populations, especially the elderly. One such scam made a victim of a woman in Maryland Heights, who was made the target of a scam that involved promising government grants for seniors on a fixed income. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A woman in Maryland Heights, Missouri, was sent a message by a friend that she trusted on Facebook messenger, about an opportunity to get a $60,000 grant from the government. She says that she thinks her friend’s account was compromised, which Facebook has an entire page<\/a> dedicated to avoiding. She then spoke to a woman who asked for various personal details and informed her that she had been approved for the \u201cgrant.\u201d Next, she was told that she would have to cover \u201cprocessing fees\u201d by buying gift cards and then forwarding the numbers on the back so that the money placed on the cards could be withdrawn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This method of having scammers request a person to use a gift card is quite popular according to the FTC<\/a>. The woman, who is seventy years old, says that she withdrew money and sent the numbers of $1,000 worth of gift cards before she became suspicious of the entire process. That $1,000 was almost her entire paycheck for the month. Unfortunately,  these kinds of scams, and similarly egregious ones, are all too common, and the Federal Trade Commission has a hotline to report any occurrences of a scam. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you think you\u2019ve been the victim of a scam, report it by calling the FTC toll-free at 1-877-FTC-HELP, or report it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Authored by Lianne Hikind<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Scams exist in every industry, but there are some particularly egregious ones. GrantWatch customer service team has heard a lot<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":1806,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sb_is_suggestion_mode":false,"_sb_show_suggestion_boards":false,"_sb_suggestion_history":"","_sb_update_block_changes":"","_is_real_time_mode":false,"_realtime_collaborators":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[143],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nonprofit"],"yoast_head":"\nScams exist in every industry, there are some particularly egregious ones.<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Scams exist in every industry, but there are some particularly egregious ones, the worst ones involving scams deliberately targeting vulnerable populations.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/scams-exist-in-every-industry-there-are-some-particularly-egregious-ones\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Scams exist in every industry, there are some particularly egregious ones.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Scams exist in every industry, but there are some particularly egregious ones, the worst ones involving scams deliberately targeting vulnerable populations.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/scams-exist-in-every-industry-there-are-some-particularly-egregious-ones\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"GrantNews\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/GrantWatch\/162625900556850\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-10-02T21:51:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"grantnews\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@grantwatch\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@grantwatch\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"grantnews\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/scams-exist-in-every-industry-there-are-some-particularly-egregious-ones\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/scams-exist-in-every-industry-there-are-some-particularly-egregious-ones\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"grantnews\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/#\/schema\/person\/3027d2f27d35e98a6a1bee7effb7cdde\"},\"headline\":\"How to Deal With Grant Scammers!\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-10-02T21:51:30+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/scams-exist-in-every-industry-there-are-some-particularly-egregious-ones\/\"},\"wordCount\":380,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/scams-exist-in-every-industry-there-are-some-particularly-egregious-ones\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\",\"articleSection\":[\"Nonprofit\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/scams-exist-in-every-industry-there-are-some-particularly-egregious-ones\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/scams-exist-in-every-industry-there-are-some-particularly-egregious-ones\/\",\"name\":\"Scams exist in every industry, there are some particularly egregious ones.\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/scams-exist-in-every-industry-there-are-some-particularly-egregious-ones\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/scams-exist-in-every-industry-there-are-some-particularly-egregious-ones\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-10-02T21:51:30+00:00\",\"description\":\"Scams exist in every industry, but there are some particularly egregious ones, the worst ones involving scams deliberately targeting vulnerable populations.\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/scams-exist-in-every-industry-there-are-some-particularly-egregious-ones\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/scams-exist-in-every-industry-there-are-some-particularly-egregious-ones\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"\",\"contentUrl\":\"\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/\",\"name\":\"GrantNews\",\"description\":\"Powered By GrantWatch\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/#organization\",\"name\":\"GrantWatch\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/GW.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/GW.jpg\",\"width\":400,\"height\":120,\"caption\":\"GrantWatch\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/GrantWatch\/162625900556850\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/grantwatch\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/grantswatch\/\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/grantwatch-com\",\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/applyforgrants\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC8YAavtZreMRWx67Zkt-Kkg\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/#\/schema\/person\/3027d2f27d35e98a6a1bee7effb7cdde\",\"name\":\"grantnews\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9723366907ddfa0e62199b15784c71729f8f7931a58a288c083ccd1f99e27fb3?s=96&d=identicon&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9723366907ddfa0e62199b15784c71729f8f7931a58a288c083ccd1f99e27fb3?s=96&d=identicon&r=g\",\"caption\":\"grantnews\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/author\/grantnews\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Scams exist in every industry, there are some particularly egregious ones.","description":"Scams exist in every industry, but there are some particularly egregious ones, the worst ones involving scams deliberately targeting vulnerable populations.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/scams-exist-in-every-industry-there-are-some-particularly-egregious-ones\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Scams exist in every industry, there are some particularly egregious ones.","og_description":"Scams exist in every industry, but there are some particularly egregious ones, the worst ones involving scams deliberately targeting vulnerable populations.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/scams-exist-in-every-industry-there-are-some-particularly-egregious-ones\/","og_site_name":"GrantNews","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/GrantWatch\/162625900556850","article_published_time":"2019-10-02T21:51:30+00:00","author":"grantnews","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@grantwatch","twitter_site":"@grantwatch","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"grantnews","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/scams-exist-in-every-industry-there-are-some-particularly-egregious-ones\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/scams-exist-in-every-industry-there-are-some-particularly-egregious-ones\/"},"author":{"name":"grantnews","@id":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/#\/schema\/person\/3027d2f27d35e98a6a1bee7effb7cdde"},"headline":"How to Deal With Grant Scammers!","datePublished":"2019-10-02T21:51:30+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/scams-exist-in-every-industry-there-are-some-particularly-egregious-ones\/"},"wordCount":380,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/scams-exist-in-every-industry-there-are-some-particularly-egregious-ones\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"","articleSection":["Nonprofit"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/scams-exist-in-every-industry-there-are-some-particularly-egregious-ones\/","url":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/scams-exist-in-every-industry-there-are-some-particularly-egregious-ones\/","name":"Scams exist in every industry, there are some particularly egregious ones.","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/scams-exist-in-every-industry-there-are-some-particularly-egregious-ones\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/scams-exist-in-every-industry-there-are-some-particularly-egregious-ones\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"","datePublished":"2019-10-02T21:51:30+00:00","description":"Scams exist in every industry, but there are some particularly egregious ones, the worst ones involving scams deliberately targeting vulnerable populations.","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/scams-exist-in-every-industry-there-are-some-particularly-egregious-ones\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/scams-exist-in-every-industry-there-are-some-particularly-egregious-ones\/#primaryimage","url":"","contentUrl":""},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/","name":"GrantNews","description":"Powered By GrantWatch","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/#organization","name":"GrantWatch","url":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/GW.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/GW.jpg","width":400,"height":120,"caption":"GrantWatch"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/GrantWatch\/162625900556850","https:\/\/x.com\/grantwatch","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/grantswatch\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/grantwatch-com","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/applyforgrants","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC8YAavtZreMRWx67Zkt-Kkg"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/#\/schema\/person\/3027d2f27d35e98a6a1bee7effb7cdde","name":"grantnews","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9723366907ddfa0e62199b15784c71729f8f7931a58a288c083ccd1f99e27fb3?s=96&d=identicon&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9723366907ddfa0e62199b15784c71729f8f7931a58a288c083ccd1f99e27fb3?s=96&d=identicon&r=g","caption":"grantnews"},"url":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/author\/grantnews\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pck2w8-sq","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3485,"url":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/beware-of-grant-scams\/","url_meta":{"origin":1762,"position":0},"title":"Beware of Grant Scams: What You Should Know About Them","author":"Lianne Hikind","date":"October 27, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Our customer service team at GrantWatch is fantastic and is always working diligently to help our customers get the information they need. Everyday phone calls and online chats are answered so that people can get that information. And unfortunately, a call (and a question) that we hear all too often\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Business"","block_context":{"text":"Business","link":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/business\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"How to Avoid Scams Online","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/How-to-Avoid-Scams.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/How-to-Avoid-Scams.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/How-to-Avoid-Scams.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/How-to-Avoid-Scams.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1020,"url":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/why-would-you-think-you-were-awarded-a-grant-if-you-never-applied-for-it\/","url_meta":{"origin":1762,"position":1},"title":"Why Would You Think You Were Awarded A Grant If You Never Applied For It?","author":"Libby Hikind","date":"July 16, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Did you ever get a call from someone claiming you'd been awarded a grant? At the end of the day, if you didn't apply for a grant, then you definitely did not win one! Additionally, if anyone says to need to pay money to receive a grant, then it is\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Archived Posts"","block_context":{"text":"Archived Posts","link":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/archived-posts\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/pexels-pixabay-356079-scaled.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/pexels-pixabay-356079-scaled.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/pexels-pixabay-356079-scaled.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/pexels-pixabay-356079-scaled.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/pexels-pixabay-356079-scaled.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/pexels-pixabay-356079-scaled.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":52581,"url":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/dont-get-duped-how-to-tell-if-a-grant-is-legitimate\/","url_meta":{"origin":1762,"position":2},"title":"Don’t Get Duped! How to Tell if a Grant is Legitimate","author":"Staff Writer","date":"October 13, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"As a legitimate and credible grant database, transparency and fraud prevention are very important to us. There are literally thousands and thousands of real grant opportunities designed to help businesses and nonprofits. Sadly, however, there are also many individuals looking to cheat honest people with fake grant funding. With the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Business"","block_context":{"text":"Business","link":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/business\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Legit01-2-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Legit01-2-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Legit01-2-1.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Legit01-2-1.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":10569,"url":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/grant-imposters\/","url_meta":{"origin":1762,"position":3},"title":"Beware of Imposters: What You Should Know","author":"Jon Flor","date":"October 11, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Over the years, we at GrantWatch have had heart-wrenching phone calls from individuals promised to receive large sums of money. That is, of course, after they send the money in advance to pay the taxes on the funds via Green Dot or Western Union. We told them how lucky they\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General"","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/general\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Imposter-Alert-and-Type-AdobeStock_121946614.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Imposter-Alert-and-Type-AdobeStock_121946614.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Imposter-Alert-and-Type-AdobeStock_121946614.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Imposter-Alert-and-Type-AdobeStock_121946614.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":38507,"url":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/tech-savvy-world-how-digital-literacy-impacts-mental-health-in-adults\/","url_meta":{"origin":1762,"position":4},"title":"Lost In A Tech-Savvy World? How Digital Literacy Impacts Adults","author":"Danika","date":"March 19, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"If you struggle with digital literacy, you are certainly not alone. Did you know? Two-thirds of Americans admit to not being tech-savvy! Adults risk many setbacks when they lack digital literacy. Because of this, new digital literacy programs are being created weekly. With this purpose in mind, GrantWatch helps organizations\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Community"","block_context":{"text":"Community","link":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/community\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lost-In-A-Tech-Savvy-World-Composite-Ad.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lost-In-A-Tech-Savvy-World-Composite-Ad.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lost-In-A-Tech-Savvy-World-Composite-Ad.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lost-In-A-Tech-Savvy-World-Composite-Ad.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1017,"url":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/5-grant-myths-that-need-to-die\/","url_meta":{"origin":1762,"position":5},"title":"5 Grant Myths That Need to Die","author":"Libby Hikind","date":"June 14, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Being in the world of grants and nonprofits, we hear a lot of half-truths, misconceptions and downright myths surrounding grants and funding, and its time to set the record straight. Our goal is to clear up some of the misconceptions that our audience may be under so that they can\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Archived Posts"","block_context":{"text":"Archived Posts","link":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/archived-posts\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/grant-myths.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/grant-myths.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/grant-myths.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1762","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1762"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1762\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}