Brother in law, a police officer, said never to donate to these supposed police charities. Said they are scams and a large percentage of the money donated goes to the administrators. I always tell these callers to send me their finacials detailing how much actually goes to the charity, and that pretty much shuts them up.
I just got the same call!!! Person has been calling my cell for weeks and never leaves a message. Finally answered today and the guy was incredibly rude and demanded to talk to the owner. I kept askign what he wanted and he was so rude and would not elaborate. Finally I told him my business was shut down 6 months ago and there is no new owner and he hung up on me. This is harrasment
Just called the number back - Illinois Chiefs of Police and got a recording of a guy who talked very softly and fast, but....if you call 1-800-379-2098 you can listen to their menu and have the option of being put on their do not call list. Be sure you are calling from the phone whose number you want removed, and make sure it is not blocked, and they claim you will be put on their list. Lotsa luck!
I just got a call from the same number, and when asked what this was regarding, all he kept saying is that he needs to speak with Russ. I asked what company he's calling from, which is when he got rude and kept saying he needed to speak with Russ. I don't play these games, and am running a business, so an open line is very important to me. When he (called himself Brian Dashner) kept repeating what he said, I kept repeating what I was saying, which did not make him happy, but he was already rude, so what do I care. He said he will call me back later to speak with the owner. He will not be getting anywhere due to the fact I just blacklisted his number on my cell so all he'll be getting will be a busy signal from now on. Also, thanks to "gg" on here, I was able to call the actual association (217.523.3765) and explain to them that if the people were not so rude over the phone, they may have actually gotten a donation from some people, but judging from this site and so many complaints, they are not doing so good. Also, had the actual association remove my number from their list and they should not be calling anymore either way. Also, he said he will take care of it on his end from now on. Not sure if he will, but between the blacklisting and them removing me from their list, I don't expect any more phone calls. Blacklist app is only $0.99 and worth every penny, and get yourself removed from their list by calling the 217 number above.
Brother in law, a police officer, said never to donate to these supposed police charities. Said they are scams and a large percentage of the money donated goes to the administrators. I always tell these callers to send me their finacials detailing how much actually goes to the charity, and that pretty much shuts them up.
Just got a call from this number.. when I said I was not interested... he threatened me by saying that all this will be reported to the state attorney.. If he thinks threatening me will get anything he is quite mistaken!!