Actually waited until 9:45 to call me ! The call started the same way as others have reported - i.e. trying to "guilt me" by saying something like "...you're hard to contact, etc. etc." (that didn't work). Then she went into her well-rehearsed spiel about "collecting for the ladies with breast cancer, blah blah blah". I then asked her WHAT EXACTLY she/they were doing for "the ladies with breast cancer". She replied that "they" make a financial contribution to the victims, and provide them "information". (full disclosure - I'm a retired "problem solver" with Federal law enforcement, and a former insurance investigator). My investigation has discovered that one of these ersatz "breast cancer charities" makes a one-time financial contribution of $500 to any woman who contacts them claiming to be a breast cancer victim. THAT is the beginning, and the end, of their "financial contribution" This particular "charity" has collections/contributions totaling somewhere around $14 to $18 million, and a total "paid out" to the victims of somewhere around $40,000 !! (Not these fine people, of course - they're all a bunch of choir boys - heh,heh, lol) As a cancer survivor, I can tell you - you can't cure, or even treat, cancer with "information". As a trained investigator, I'm not saying this whole thing is fraud, or even barely legal. But, it simply doesn't pass the "smell test". Before you give your hard-earned $ to someone like this (a voice over the phone) you have to ask, and answer 1 simple question - Is this REALLY where you want your charitable contributions to go ?
<< requested to be taken off her list.
Lets see what happens >>
Good luck with that!! Since you answered the phone, they know its a validated number.
I hope they honor your request but most likely wont.
Just my opinion and that is, with so many scams taking place now-A-days, I will not donate over the phone for several reasons and they are:
1) you can not verify the indenity of the individual who called you
and
2) you cannot verify the name of the company/organization they claim to represent either.
The best way to protect yourself so you wont become a victim of fraud or identify theft is by not giving out any personal information over the phone to anyone who calls you and by doing so, will keep you from becoming a victim of fraud or identify theft.
This is now the second number these scammers have used this week. CID says "United Breast C", but I'm sure that whatever you're stupid enough to give them won't go anywhere near breast cancer research. These are just plain criminals who want to scam you out of your credit card info and/or personal info. Never answer a call from an unfamiliar number regardless of what CID says. Also, if you want any peace and quiet from the plethora of scammers out there, you need to invest in a good call blocking device. The scammers get one chance to call and leave a message...unfamiliar number + no message = blacklist, and will never bother me again from that number. My blocker automatically blocks any call that doesn't show a number ID, and can be set to block 100% of robocalls.