Phone rang and Caller-ID said CTFOP. My wife and I debated over who it might be and I decided to answer. They hung up right away. If this was a legitimate call, they missed an opportunity.
Today I received a call from this number, the gentleman on the other end said he was calling from Connecticut Fraternity of Police and requesting a donation. The minute I told him I wasn't making a donation as I questioned the validation of the call, he hung up on me. I didn't think that was a professional way to end the call, whether it was or not.
Since I don't know exactly how the call went, I'm not sure if he hung up on you without warning or if he let you know prior to hanging up. If you're not making a donation, then he has no reason to continue the call. Considering how bad the economy is doing, only a limited number of people are making such donations. He needs to find as many interested people as he can without wasting time answering pointless questions such as Fraternal Order of Police's (FOP) authenticity.
I forgot to mention to my prior post... I believe when you get a call and the guy wants your credit card number is when its a scam, this guy that called me did not ask for money, he just wanted to put me down for the amount I wanted to donate so he knows what color sticker to send me... So this guy said he will send me by mail a package with the stickers and the donation form... So I'd figure thats most likely a legit company but still will find out before I send any donation, now, I also need to find out if he was correct when he said he is a non-profit company where they do indeed send all the money they collect, or do they take any of it to cover only their operating costs....
The organization is legally non-profit. 100% of the money goes to the organization, not the charity. Yes, there are costs such as the phone bill and computers. The callers get paid as well. They do not receive much but it is plenty above minimum wage.
When researching FOP, keep in mind it is different between states. Also note that FOP is also no longer affiliated with Civic Development Group (CDG) in any way, shape, or form.