The last two weeks, I've had three scam calls here in southern AZ. All are very similar . . . pleading for a "cause" and if we send you an envelope, can we count on a cash donation?
The first was supposedly for providing funds for politicians who support law enforcement legislation. (I immediately came back and asked if they were an agency hired to raise funds . . . . ahhhhhhhh . . . . and what percentage of the funds raised do they actually get and what percentage does the agency get. CLICK! I was hung up on.
The second one was the same premise - only they were rating funds to help replace police dogs that were lost "in the line of duty" . . . . really? So tell me more . . . answer my questions . . . . CLICK! I got hung up on . . . amazing.
Both of the above were men callers - from the sounds of them . . .not real bright.
Yesterday . . . I got a call from a women . . . . raising funds for politicians who support breast cancer research. Ask the same questions . . . what percentage does the recipient actually get of every dollar donate? Relineded her that by law, she has to disclose that. Again . . . can we count on a "cash" donation if we send you and envelope to mail it back? I acted very pleasant on the phone and was polite in my request for the percentage the recipient actually gets. She hung p on me.
Legit? Maybe yes but probably not. Anyone can print up envelopes, letters, etc. and ask for a "cash" donation to be sent back . . . as far as I'm concerned . . . they were all scam calls but based on things that many people would want to maybe support. All I can imagine is them sending out envelopes for "cash donations" . . . laughing when some unsuspecting person mails them cash back and they opening the envelope and piling the "cash donation" up on their table . . . before they go make their next crack buy.