Have you ever had these phone calls where you were actually told you either won a million dollars lottery, or that you have a distant aunt of yours who recently passed away, and has left you a fortune( and ofcourse..her cat too… 
). Sounds kindda similar to the spam e-mails we get. I suppose now people have become really jobless that they actually calling all the listed numbers just hoping to get lucky with someone’s bank account info.
Few days ago, I got lucky too( to be considered dumb enough for this crap..). Nope it wasn’t the aunt nor was it the lottery. But it was actually the government of US wanting to give me Grant for 5000 $. It went like…..
Caller: (ina Desi voice..which I don’t fail to note..)Hello Ma’am , we are pleased to inform you that the govt. Of US has decided to give you a grant for 5000$.
Me: Huh!! Grant…whats a grant?? And why me??? I mean I am sure I didn’t tell anyone I needed money…( not that I would not accept money if I didn’t ask for it… ) Caller: Well Ma’am, you might have been paying your taxes on time for the past few years, so the Govt. wants to show its appreciation.. Me: Duh!! Is it … ( by now I am sure this guy has either gotten the wrong number, or talking crap…since I had been in the US only 6 months..and obviously haven’t yet gone thru a single Tax cycle yet….) Caller: Give me your account details…so that we can transfer the amount…Me: ( pretending to believe the crap….) I don’t have an accnt..wld u do with my husband’s accnt details instead… Caller: Just a sec ma’am, while I consult with my supervisor…Then he assumes he has put me on hold… Caller: (to his supervisor..) Abe!!! is ke pass account details nahi hain..kya kare…iske husband ka lele kya…Supervisor: Are nahi be…bol de ki kal call kar lenge…husband se baat karne… He gets back on line with me and lets me know that he will call and take my hubby’s details himself..i agree while trying to control my laughter… I haven’t yet heard from him after that …but hope to real soon…Such calls help keep the comedy section of my life alive…
