I have told them to stop calling. They do not. Its becoming harassing. I work the night shift and they called my home at 9AM and got me out of bed. I was pissed. I DO NOT GIVE TO ANYONE ANYMORE. I assume all are scam artist calling me on the phone or up to no good. I live in Canandaigua and this AMVETS is in Buffalo?????? This organization is getting under my skin.
Called my home at noon with an ID of "Lancaster, NY". If they are truly a legitimate charity, then why are they hiding their name?
Of course, someone could be spoofing their number.
Another scam another day. What could it be today? Car Survey Scam, Fake police fund, Gas and Electric scam stating you qualify for a 15% to 20% discount. First, however, you have to give them the account number of your current utility account.the next thing you know, you have a new utility company and the promised discount may disappear into thin air and you have even higher rates, the fake police fund, computer has a virus today, Korean war vets fund, Civil war vets Fund, you won a time share, You won a trip to the Bahamas, You won a free cruise to the Bahamas, Fake IRS Scam stating you owe $5000 and will be arrested today if you do not pay up, grandparents scam, fake cancer fund, Fake Vietnam war vets fund, Fake march dimes fund, you won the lottery today just wire $5000 to collect your prize, Hilary for President scam - wire money to Nigeria elect the witch, wounded warrior scam, you just won a free security system for your home, Vehicle warranty scam, you won a free Disney cruise, Lower you credit card rate scam, you won free solar panels for your home, you won free pet food for a year just need to sent $200 to start the process, free home energy audit that's not free, You won a free home security Audit, Sienna college Survey scam, Some Bank making a courtesy call about your account - Phishing for info, Microsoft calling about your computer, I AM SICK OF THIS CRAP and the USA does nothing how in the hell can we fight Terrorist when we can not catch these folks??????????
Called my residence in upstate NY at 1:20 PM and a woman left partial message on machine: "I'm calling to.....". That was all she said. I think when she realized it was merely an answering machine, she hung up. Phone caller I.D. displayed "Lancaster, NY", with no personal or company name. Only a location? Come on! I'll bet a thousand bucks it's just another despicable scammer, spoofing a domestic number from an off-shore boiler room call center to get past Do-Not-Call rules. Until our law makers (Congress) enact laws which involve and possibly penalize the phone companies for handling and profiting from scam calls that violate the DNC regs, these crooks will continue to become wealthy at our loss. There appears to be more scammers calling than legitimate charities who do rely on public support. Even charities who rely on professional marketers receive only 20% (usually less) from donations. The marketers get the 80%. Sorry, but that's just not good enough. Donations can be directly and easily made to legitimate charities so the charity receives 100% of the donation. And as for the illegal scammers? Come on, Congress! You could fix this intrusive corruption immediately if you really tried, which you have not. The DNC concept is fine, but it's largely voluntary and is limited to domestic USA compliance. Involve the phone companies. Someone is making money just handling illegal scam calls. They shouldn't. Thank you.