Picked up the phone and the caller asked for my name. I said hello. Then a short pause and all of a sudden what seemed like a recording talking about helping down policeman. The strange thing was the person on the recording had a southern drawl. I asked, "how come you changed your accent?" and he hung up. I knew it was another scammer.
Of the 50 Worst Charities (search on-line for complete list), 15 are police, firemen, or both "charities". I now refer to this list whenever I get called and have actually told some why I would never donate to them. Usually the hang-up is pretty fast.