Solicitation call wanting money to upgrade police training. I was asked if security threats are worse today then in years past. I answered not necessarily. She told me (without missing a beat) that with my donation, police training could be improved.
Told her I was uninterested and she launched into a second subject about child abductions and how a donation there would be helpful. I asked about the amber alert system already in place but she just kept on talking.
I put the line and hold and let her roll on. She clearly wasn't listening to a word I said anyway.
We have been receiving these phone calls here for about a month since moving into my home here in MD. What is aggravating they call late at night, every morning and even early weekend mornings. There was a message left one time which was just static as some previous posts mentioned.
I tried to locate this number just shows a landline in Washington, MD. The last call was about 5 minutes ago where I just picked up the phone and hung up to stop the ringing. I am trying to figure out what to do next, since I am on the Do Not Call list but this doesn't seem to make a difference with telemarkers. I am thinking of an airhorn or just let them talk and leave the phone on the table.
These people call me at least 5 times per day starting at 812 am, until sometimes 830 at night! And they always let my answering machine pick up so my light is flashing when I check for messages...really annoying. When I called back to opt out, it tells me my call can not be completed as dialed. So I found this page and called the 1-800 number from a previous post and hit 9. The way the message sounds, they use a telemarketing firm to do the calling, they don't actually do it themselves or use volunteers, which pisses me off because I am on DNC list.
They called at 9pm and stated it was the baltimore county police chief and that i had to call them back asap .. it was a poor use of authority - this should not be acceptable fundraising