Same voice has called from three different numbers today. All three number have different area codes from one coast to the other. Evidently the clown doesn't hear the answering machine message because he just keeps asking for an elderly resident by name.
We do support several well known charities but this one seems like a scam to us. Why is their number showing up with an area code of 202 and not with an 800 number? I'll check out the web site for the American Lung Association to see if this number is listed. I betcha it's not!!
I called the number back after getting a lot of calls. The answering machine said it was a company (I forget the name) that does fund raising for nonprofits and political organizations. It offered me the opportunity to have my name put on their do not call list. I was a little hesitant to give them my number, but since they were calling anyway, I did. The message said I would be taken off the list in 48 hours. We shall see.
Whether it's really American Lung Association or a phishing scam, I never answer. These people have called me before, earlier this year. They called from different numbers, several times a day, EVERY day for months just before their fundraising event in April.
They started calling me again last night and again this morning. One call at 7:45 p.m. last night, one at 8:30 a.m. this morning. I hung up on them both times.
I get a lot of these unwanted calls. Charities are "exempt" from Do Not Call list. (I'm on it) So are survey companies and political campaigns. I get them all. I never answer. They never say anything.
Now that it's the end of the year, they are going to get more aggressive about donations.