OMG>...yesterday, I also got a call on my landline from 201-399-2809...(no caller ID, I dialed *69). I did the reverse phone number look up on white pages. Says it's a landline from either Bergen County, the Englewood area. A guy said it was JOE, and he kept saying: "hellooo, ms. (my last name), helllooooo, ms ___, hellooo, are you there?....he kept doing this. Then said: you told me to call you today. If you told me to call you, why aren't you there? Well, I guess I can tell the kids not to thank you".
I am going to get to the bottom of this.....
I too called the number and heard the animated message saying it was the Police Athletic League of NJ. I did a search on line, and that is when I found this on going link about this phone number.
Let's keep this going and tell our friends. Gotta be spam.
Just called me. The caller ID said fund raiser. The guy asked for my former business partner. I just said he's not here and he said OK and hung up. These guys used to call more often. They say we're the guys who help protect your neighborhood and when we asked them to put something in the mail they say they'd rather come in and meet us in person then we can give the donation. low-life scum.
Yeah , it's a fake organization known as the POLICE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT. the young caller is about 23 years old by the sound of his voice. Possibly dark skinned , puerto rican tone when speaking in english.
201-399-2809 - SCAM Number
appears on the caller ID as "Local Call"
their persuasive tactics first start as friendly , then phases to pressuring the caller to donate.