Who Called Us

ugggh. they called so early in the morning, too! how rude.

and another # 941 866 7923. Think a key it is to find WHO are giving those numbers away. Already reported it to FTC FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION. Please If you got a phone call from them do the same.The FTC # is 1 877 382 4357.I strongly believe that together we can stop it.

Told them last call not to call again, got a smart-ass

I believe FL FOP FNDN is an abbreviation for the Florida Fraternal Order of Police Foundation, when I tried to find it in a search engine, that's what came up.

I sent a message to their email address, which is info@floridastatefop.org, and requested to be taken off of their call list. I have never given my phone number to their organization and I'm on the do not call list.

Okay, tonight I got another call from "Florida FOP". Each time, it's with a slightly different name, sometimes a different phone number. When I asked about the name discrepancy, they said they "didn't know."

Over the past year and a half, I have called them three times and told them to remove my number from their list. They said no problem each time. Yet here we are November 05, 2009 and still they persist.

Well, I recently called my local police department and asked them if they knew anything about any Fraternal Order of Police soliciting money over the phone. The officer I spoke to said that the only Florida FOP he knew of is an internal police organization, not a charity outfit, and that the legit FFOP certainly never goes out soliciting funds from anyone. I also asked my next door neighbor, who is a deputy for the county, and he said the same thing. He further advised me that if I continue to get these calls that I should file a complaint. Interestingly enough, he said he got two calls from them about six months ago but the calls stopped when he told them he himself was a deputy!

Well, I've already complained to the FTC and my local BBB. Needless to say, this outrageous incident with such a weird outfit has made me become extremely suspicious of charity callers. I think you should be too.

Incidently, I've also found out that these telemarketers know exactly who 800notes.com is, as well as Ripoffreport.com, and Whocalled.us, three websites that really bug the hell out of them bigtime. They hate the bad comments, obviously, but especially hate the fact that the comments reach tens of thousands of people, including law makers, investigators, lawyers, consumer advocate groups and other such organizations, all who are their arch-enemies. Therefore, it makes me wonder who the posters really are who put glowing positive comments about the "FOP" telemarketers.

THIS GUY THAT CALLED WAS A TOUGH GUY. hE ASKED FOR THE LADY OF THE HOUSE, WHEN ASKED TO REMOVE THE NUMBER FROM THE CALL LIST AND DO NOT CALL ANYMORE, HE SAID HE WOULD ADD IT TO OTHE LISTS.

fRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE HAVE A INTERNAL PROBLEM. SENDING THIS EMAIL TO MY STATE REPRESENTATIVE ALSO

My 7 year-old daughter answers the call from (941)866-7923 number. Immediately when she hands me the phone, I hear this "sales" talking guy in a condesendent tone telling who he thought was still my daughter who is he from and not to worry that she wasn't in trouble... When I asked who was speaking, he immediately hung up... just shameful!

Called at 9:00am on 11/12/09. Caller ID showed FL FOP FNDN. They got my answering machine but didn't leave a message. I did a little research and apparently the number belongs to a telemarketing firm "Corporations for Character." It is the company the Florida FOP hired to fund raise for the Fraternal Order of Police Memorial Foundation which is a legit 501(c)(3) tax deductible charity. Apparently the foundation funds a memorial for fallen police officers and provides scholarships. The FOP itself is a professional organization that deals with police issues and backs political candidates etc. It is not a tax deductible charity itself. So I guess it's legit as far as it goes, but after looking high and low for info on how much of a given donation actually gets to the fund after the telemarketer gets his cut and other admin fees etc. , I couldn't find any useful info. And as we all know, professional telemarketers have a very poor record for getting the money to those they ostensibly collect for. If the memorial fund sounds like a good idea to you, I'd suggest finding the Florida FOP web site and donating directly to the fund.

THEY HAVE CALLED ME ABOUT 15 TIMES IN TWO DAYS. i NEVER ANSWER THE PHONE AND THEY NEVER LEAVE A MSG. NOW THAT I KNOW WHO THEY ARE THEY WILL NEVER GET A DIME FROM ME.

They never leave a message. I like the comment of telling them that you are in law enforcement. Will that make them take name off list?? I will do what works.
These guys are unbelievable!

Fl FOP FNDN Has been calling and near no messages.
954-692-2262.. called Nov 11, 2009..
Who is this person calling using the number above.

I have already blocked 15+ phone numbers this organization has used in the past.

My brother and husband are both in law enforcement in the State of Florida.
When I have gotten phone calls before they are rude and unprofessional when told to please stop calling (and that you have asked multiple times and always are told we'll remove you).

My parents were out of state for several years (back in the 1990s) and they were getting tickets to functions and saying they HAD to pay for the tickets that they had ordered. I called up the phone number to inquire and I was told that a rep from this company TALKED to my parents and that THEY had ordered them. I told him that was impossible and he was like and why is that. I told him this was MY phone number now, I lived in their house and that they have been out of state for YEARS. SO no one from their organization spoke to them and that it was illegal to do what they are doing.

I got the response well they have donated before so it was ASSUMED they would continue to do so. I told him again, it is STILL illegal to do what they are doing. I also informed him that BOTH my brother and my husband were in law enforcement. He changed his rude behavior and then went on to say it was just a clerical mistake. I told there was no mistake, what they did was illegal and is being reported.

THIS IS WHY they use different phone numbers and different company names.

ALSO, it would be a conflict of interest for an actual law enforcement personnel to be calling and doing the admin work. Therefore the people you are speaking with are not in law enforcement.

When my mom made the mistake answering a few months ago and realized it was THEM she told the man that she did not have time now, she was being polite.
Well, the man said quickly, "OK no problem I will just send you the ________________________ and you can pay!"

She was like "Whoa, I NEVER said anything about ordering ____________________ and what you are doing is illegal, I know what you are doing and it will not work with me."

The he started with the rudeness and the well you know these men and women give their lives up to people like YOU. She said, yeah I know my SON and son in law are in law enforcement AND you can make sure we give but not to the likes of YOUR organization. Charity is given to those you need it NOT to organizations that get $1 and give pennies to those in need.

If you want to donate to families of fallen officers and such, check with your local law enforcement.
This organization takes your money and FIRST they pay the companies that they hire to make the calls, the admin and the middle person, so the actual families are given LITTLE.

Not only that they have unprofessional and rude telemarketers who think they can intimidate people by acting like jerks.