My wife made the mistake of giving them money once. This guy now calls incessantly. When he calls and I pick up he hangs up. Here's the easiest way to deal with this guy. I just switched to a phone package that allows me to block incoming calls from numbers that I choose. It costs a few dollars a month but is well worth it. It may be the only way to get satisfaction because when I call back the number no one ever answers.
Guy called asking for me by name and saying he was with the Veterans of Foreign Wars Foundation. I knew right away it was a scam and interrupted him saying I had nothing to donate at this time. He then asked for CASH, when I said no he hung up on me. Why can't the Do Not Call List do something about these bogus charities calls??!!
This may or may not be a legitimate charity -- that's up to you to decide -- and I cannot find anything on-line right now to verify this group's legitimacy. Here's their information:
Veterans Services of Illinois for Veterans of Foreign Wars
Department of Illinois
2334 W. Lawrence Ave.
Chicago, IL 60625
773-728-0121
Mick Taylor
They called me today, but I have no money to give out to anyone. In the past I was told that 100% of every donation goes to "help veterans." I don't know how they can do this especially given the fact that they have a physical location (rent, etc.) and phone bills. He claime they also have volunteers who supposedly (on their own dime) go around and collect the donations (in the form of a check) from people's homes. Given the price of gas nowadays, I don't know how they can afford to do that either.
One time I called the VFW people in Springfield, IL and they really didn't know anything about this outfit, which also made me suspicious as to their legitimacy.
Definitely a scam.
Individual (male) called asking for money to help veterans. I mentioned that I was a veteran and asked what he was doing. His response was collecting money, no reason, no cause, and refused to give information about the organization. Hope by sharing we can put him out of business - hopefully send him to jail.
Not sure of the exact name, but the man said the charity was Veterans something-or-other. He went into a spiel about the fundraiser that would buy specific items for veterans. I asked if they were asking for monetary donations or items. They want money. When I said I couldn't help, he practically hung up on me. When you dial the number back (I wanted to ask them to remove my name from their calling list), there is a busy signal.