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Originally posted by robustpuppy
I continue to get two of the most irritating calls of all time: (1) the aggressive solicitations from police and fire depts. where the callers (a) ask you to donate "again" when you never have, and (b) imply that taking a pass this year might lead to your being left helpless in an emergency.
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These calls are usually scams. Many states and municipalities ban them altogether. I've been told (by a NYC police charity) that no legitimate NYC police charity solicits by telephone. Which makes sense, given the NYC police departments historical devotion to really amazing graft.
If the alleged police charity doesn't actively encourage you to call your local cophouse to check them out and give you names (of the org, telemarketing co. if any, and the full name of the individual calling), a local street address and a local call-back number to donate, just hang up.
