I've also been receiving calls from this Caller ID:1-213-289-5554, LA FOP LODGE 1. It's very annoying! Last night, I received a call from this # and a guy with a Brittish accent replied that he said he was looking for Antonino. I don't even know anybody named Antonino. Very strange.
Scammers-don't be intimidated by these rip-off artists as they are NOT an authorized charity. NOT affiliated with law enforcement. 213-289-5554 , 213.289.5554
Their web site has a link for contributions. Says it is secure. IT IS NOT A SECURE WEBSITE FOR CONTRIBUTIONS.
The web site is registered as follows:
Registrant Name:Fraternal Order of Police
Registrant Organization:Fraternal Order of Police
Registrant Street1:PO BOX 606
Registrant Street2:
Registrant Street3:
Registrant City:SANTA YNEZ
Registrant State/Province:CA
Registrant Postal Code:93460-0606
Registrant Country:US
Registrant Phone:+1.4165555555
NOTE: PO Box 606, Santa Ynez, California is the address of record for California attorney William Michael Hadley ("Mike Hadley"), State Bar Number 153986. Confirmed at http://members.calbar.ca.gov/search/member_detail.aspx?x=153986 . Listed phone: 805-688-3132
NOTE: the 416 area code is for Toronto, Canada. Other online complaints reference scam calls from this number.
California business records provide the following:
Entity Name: LOS ANGELES COUNTY LODGE NUMBER 1, FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
Entity Number: C2179351
Date Filed: 10/01/1999
Status: ACTIVE
Jurisdiction: CALIFORNIA
Entity Address: 13410 HILLTOP TERRACE
Entity City, State, Zip: VALLEY CENTER CA 92082
Agent for Service of Process: ROGER MAYBERRY
Agent Address: 13410 HILLTOP TERRANCE
Agent City, State, Zip: VALLEY CENTER CA 92082
As for the www.cafop.org website: last newsletter posted is August 2007.
It gets better: a purported scholarship program requires applicants to submit sensitive information to the following address: P.O. Box 7309, Cotati, CA 94931 . This location is way north of Sacramento, and certainly nowhere near Los Angeles.