My father, a proud WWII vet, donated to "Disabled American Vets." till the day he died. I would have continued but researched the charity's grade on the net, and learned too small a percentage goes to anything that might actually help such vets. It's awful how some great sounding charities suck so bad.
Came in to my home too. That Do Not Call registry seemed to work for the first couple years it was out, now it's total crap. We get telemarketing calls from 8 AM to 9 PM every day - the registry is a joke now.
>> That Do Not Call registry seemed to work for the first couple years it was out, now it's total crap. <<
This post has two parts. The =second= is for people who are interested in the realities of the Do Not Call list. The =first= is for people who have difficulty understanding long explanations, but think the DNC list does not work.
1)
The DNC list is not a magic switch attached to your phone line, that will block calls.
The DNC list is intended to help stop calls originating from legitimate telemarketers.
* Your calls were not from legitimate telemarketers.
* Therefore, the DNC list will not stop those calls.
2)
The DNC list does not automatically block calls. Instead, it provides a list of "do not call" phone numbers to legitimate, registered telemarketers who pay a fee for the list.
The DNC list exempts political callers, survey organizations, charities, and companies with preexisting business relationships, as well as debt collectors, but these organizations might have their own, internal Do Not Call list (ask them).
The DNC list is not effective against criminals, spammers and scammers, because those people do not subscribe to the DNC list, and do not care if you are on or off that list.
Its purpose is to stop calls from legitimate telemarketers, and it does a pretty good job at that. Just think ... if there were no DNC, you would be receiving incessant calls from BOTH legitimate and scam telemarketing callers!
Here is your reading assignment:
https://www.donotcall.gov/
http://www.ftc.gov/news-events/media-resource ... try/enforcement
http://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases ... lemarketers-pay
Remember, the FCC's Do Not Call site is a good one to report unwanted calls from LEGITIMATE telemarketers. To report spammers and scammers, visit the FTC site, at https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/
If you receive calls even after reporting them (and waiting a sufficient time), then you should consider using a call blocker app, device or service as your first line of defense. Google "call blocker" to see such things at Amazon or other sites.
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No Art, not a joke. Go to the FTC/DNC site and read about how it works and who is exempt. Charities are among the DNC list of those who are exempt, until you tell them to stop calling. Also, FYI, the DNC was established and still is for the purpose of limiting Telemarketing calls (Telephone Sales Calls) from Legitimate businesses who are Registered with the Federal Trade Commission. Unless your caller is Registered with the FTC as a Telemarketing business, and they attempt to sell you goods or services over the phone, the DNC registry does not apply. That was the only, sole purpose of its creation and the only, sole reason of its existence today....to limit the number of Telephone Sales calls by legitimate registered with the FTC businesses.