Got another (perhaps the 1,000th call in 20 years) call for "Jillian" NEVER was a Jillian here, but all sorts of looney tunes use internet search engines to hunt for a first initial and harass everyone with the same first initial!!
This guy claimed to be with AV Services for the Vietnam Vets. (NJ requires callers to admit if they are NOT the charity and state the name of the group they are actually employed by that is "representing" the charity.) Contact your state Attorney General's office if callers are not following the rules. States will prosecute when feds won' t sometimes.
He argued with me, said he'd correct the list, but they ALL say that and they ALL lie because it continues.
I HAVE to answer because I am the emergency contact for elderly relative.
Associated Community Services, Inc
29777 Telg Road # 3000
Southfield, MI 48034 map
BELOW IS WHY you want to contact your state Attorney General's office about this rotten company. And let YOUR AG's office know what Missouri and other states do:
June 20, 2008
NIXON OBTAINS COURT ORDER PREVENTING MICHIGAN COMPANY FROM CONTINUED PHONE HARASSMENT OF MISSOURIANS
St. Louis, Mo. - Attorney General Jay Nixon on Thursday (June 19) obtained a temporary restraining order against an out of state telemarketer preventing the company from continuing to engage in manipulative, high pressure fundraising tactics when calling Missourians who asked not to be called. Circuit Judge Edward Sweeney signed the order in St. Louis City Court against Associated Community Services of Southfield, Mich., and its owner Robert Burland.
Nixon says the Attorney General's Office received complaints from consumers about the defendants, who have made unsolicited telephone calls to Missouri consumers requesting donations on behalf of certain third party entities since at least February 2006. Some of the organizations that the defendants solicited donations for included the Cancer Fund of America, National Children's Leukemia Foundation, National Breast Cancer Society, and various charities for veterans and firefighters.
According to the Attorney General, the defendants used manipulative, high pressure sales techniques through the use of repeated, harassing phone calls to consumers who had previously requested to be placed on the defendants' do not call list. Some consumers complained that the callers were belligerent and rude, using obscenities and intimidation, and would call sometimes in excess of two times a day.
Today's court order prohibits the defendants from continuing to violate the law by repeatedly contacting Missouri consumers who had asked not to be called. Nixon is also requesting that the defendants are ordered to pay restitution, appropriate civil penalties and all court costs in the case.
I just want to comment on the DNC local and Federal home land line or cell---the entire Federal office is fake....more money from tax payers to pay people to have an office (technically in Washington DC)
Originally there was a $10,000 fine imposed, for every call you can show, save (digitally or on your incoming bill or caller ID) and prove came in from a soliciter to the complaint line, once that was checked/established and you had no dealings with that soliciter on any level and were also currently listed on the DNC list, they(the Gov't) were supposed to get a fine for each call coming from that company or soliciter's base land line (worked for Feds (not in that capacity), and phone company). Here is a way for our crappy Government to now make money instead of hiking taxes right?--sounds fair if you are truly being harrassed, of course
Example -I did more than my part in at least 10 different numbers reporting...them...not only on line, but calling DC, faxing and writing....finally got some idiot worker, I started demanding why they don't respond to any part of this system they are supposed to have--he said there never really was a staff for this and no enforcement as well so it's all a scam but he finally got off his butt to get on the phone and tell me so-I asked to go up the chain, he was the chain--they collect paychecks and do nothing...even if they could do something, they wouldn't--thus admittedly... no oversight...but $10,000 a call would sure pay for a great system to investigate communication violations, I'd think??? They should contract it out to people with resources and the people being called should split the fine with the contract company given permission to double check things. Of course the contract company needs to be a security company like retired cops--no salary from the government needed, just a clearance and an ability to ticket and put a lien, which is instant-don't let anyone fool you on that -none of this income should be taxed to all of US based on the fact that we are being harrassed (criminal activity, supposedly now banned) thru a communications line like a computer or phone---simple--idiots in Washington---
FYI --a fine or ticket is criminal--it's simply in lieu of arrest-so if you ever get any parking ticket or code enforcement to your property or a fine for something from a government agency or a company allowed by a government agency to fine you ...like an insurance company or phone company--all of them are low level ways that create revenue-but are all enforcement by finance--thus in lieu of arrest-I did work for lawenforcement....and technically jogging without State ID is a crime--and you can be detained on proving who you are if you should wind up involved in or around something--and yes I know illegals don't have to even obey that--very unfair!!!
Hope you learned something--this government is a joke and the only thing they are good for is military action if they are not giving away our secrets.