Who called from 6188550185

I received a call from that number yesterday evening march 30th and it said illinois police on caller id my grandson goes to siu in carbondale (618) is carbondale area code got scared  something happened to him  called him right away he was ok  so i guess it was a scam police call

Just called; let it go to answering machine, but no message. I then checked here.

Thanks to all that post here so that we know we need to block the number.

got call at 2pm.  knew it had to be a scam, but answered and just said 'no thanks' when they started saying they were collecting funds and just hung up.  almost immediately, got a call from Breast Cancer of ? . just didn't answer. and message machine had no message.

Answer machine picked up, Illinois police( 618) 855-0185 said something and hung up just a scammer. Called on landline

This call is a scam out of Collinsville, Illinois. This guy is using technology to trick people into thinking he is someone he isn't by spoofing their name on caller ID units. My caller ID actually read "Illinois Police" and while we are very aware there is no such entity called "Illinois Police" in existence, my husband still felt the need to answer what he knew was going to, ultimately, be a bogus call. It was. The guy was attempting to solicit a donation, implying it would benefit the police. My husband asked several questions and the caller hung up on him.

There is an actual "Illinois Police Association" but this is NOT the number that is phoning people (618-855-0185).  The real organization is located in Elmwood Park, IL and their phone number begins with a 708 area code. However, no good, legitimate organization that is calling to solicit donations and do wonders with a person's funds should ever treat them with anything but kindness, patience, and goodwill.

These people calling should absolutely be reported, not only to the FTC ( www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0076-phone-scams ), but to the Illinois Attorney General's Office as well: www:illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/consumers/phonescams.html

AS A CONSUMER, you should always know your charity. Just because the Illinois Police Association is an actual charity, it is up to each individual out there to decide, through education and research (Charity Navigator, Guide Star, your State's AG office, BBB, etc.) whether or not those soliciting your hard earned money are worthy of receiving it.