Who called from 4045674447

Calls every day

I received a phone call from them at 8:50PM on Father's day.  They are collecting money for the Fulton County FOP.  I made a promise a while back to donate some money awhile ago....  and after this call ... from this loser... I will NOT donate ANY money.  He was very rude... This jerk yelled my first name a demeaning tone... not once but three times...

Me:  Hello?
Jerk:  Jenny! ... Jenny?!
Me: May I ask who is calling?
Jerk :  JENNY!!!  THIS IS...

Know this - the "CHARITIES" that call donate maybe 2 cents on the dollar to the FOP or whoever else they claim to be calling for.  They are generally scammers who send just enough to the charity to skirt the law.  

For example according to the web site charitynavigator.org ,  the "Disabled Police Officers of America" have professional fund raising fees of 85.9% and program expenses of 11.4% .  In other words, for every dollar you donate, the charity gets 2.7 cents !  So please folks, don't donate to ANYONE who calls you on the phone.  No matter how legit you think they are, they aren't.  They use names that will trick you into thinking they are one of the reputable and well known charities - but guess what, the reputable ones rarely make such calls.  If nothing else, tell them that you will call back, then get the phone number from the phone book or the web - don't call the one the guy on the phone gives you !  

If you need help finding a legitimate charity that will spend your hard earned money wisely, try using <www.charitynavigator.org> , <www.guidestar.org> , or just google "research charities" .  Charity rocks, but scammers suck.

How To Stop These Calls
1) Contact your State's Attorney's General's Office, Charity Division.
2) Request help dealing with Commercial Fundraiser(s), and Charities harassing you.
3) You will need Both the Commercial Fundraiser's and Charity's contact information, name, address, and phone number. <provided below>
4) Request the AG formally request these charities, do not contact you, and do not sell/trade/transmit your personal information.

Wait 1 month, if they continue to call, contact the AG’s office again, and request further assistance.

If you know the charity’s name and I will post their contact information: Name, address, phone # of both the Commercial Fundraiser(s), and the Charity Associated.
That you will need in order for the AG's office to take action.

I only check these every few months, so feel free to look them up your self.

The Secretary of State of Washington state's charity search website: http://www.sos.wa.gov/charities/
You could also try www.CharityNavigator.org

Disabled Police Officers Of America
AKA Disabled And Retired Police Officers Charitable Fund
AKA Disabled And Retired Police Officers Educational Fund
1697 Vine Avenue NICEVILLE FL 32578
(850)729-0190

Courtesy Call, Inc.
1835 East Charleston Suite 4 LAS VEGAS NV 89104
(702)388-2999

Car Program, Inc.
3755 Omec Circle #4 RANCHO CORDOVA CA 95742
(916)631-1313

Community Support, Inc.
312 E Wisconsin Avenue Suite 408 MILWAUKEE WI 53202
(414)224-0224

Charitable Assistance Group, Inc.
4742 42nd Avenue SW #353 SEATTLE WA 98116
(206)708-9992