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Live fundraising solicitation call (713) 955-5635 recorded 09 January 2014 ("James Jones" of "Area Services" fundraising for the National Police & Trooper****ociation) Caller ID: "Houston TX" This was a live donation solicitation call by a guy claiming to be "James Jones" of "Area Services" on behalf of the "National Police & Trooper****ociation". Your local police almost always encourage you not to donate to phone solicitations claiming to benefit the police because most of any donation would go to the fund raiser for "administrative fees", and not to the charity. These calls are essentially disguised telemarketing calls to line the pockets of a private "fundraiser". Also of note, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) reports "This Charity did not provide requested information. As a result, the Better Business Bureau cannot determine if it meets standards." please see: http://www.bbb.org/charity-reviews/wisconsin/ ... watosa-wi-23212 Following is a transcript of this live fundraising solicitation call: [[me]*****o? [male voice] Is John there? [me] Speaking. [they] This is James Jones calling on behalf of the National Police and Trooper****ociation. This call may be reocrded for quality control. The reason for my call each year there are over one ***dred law enforcement officers who are tragically ****ed in the line of duty in the US. The NPTA is just kicked off their ***nd new fund drive. As a paid solicitor with Area Services I'm going to send your ***nd new active supporter decal to you. Please display that proudly in the left rear window of your ve-hicle. Show your great support for these officers. As a special project of the International Union of Police****ociations one of the goals for the drive is to provide immediate****istance to the families of member officers who were tragically ****ed in the line of duty. Now when you receive your pledge kit and decal, can the officers count on your for your support? [me] Why, certainly. [they] That's great. The top spots are the Gold booster at forty five, and the Silver's just thirty five. Which one's comfortable for you? [me] Uh, well, I'll go with the fifty five. [I intentionally volunteered a higher amount] [they] That's outstanding, you're making a big difference. [you can hear me sipping coffee] That's great. Now are you definitely comfortable with your pledge amount? [me] Uh, yes. [they] Ok great. That's going to make a big difference. I'll go ahead and transfer you to my records department. All they're going to do is verify your correct mailing address to ensure the pledge kit and decal do get out to you. My name is James Jones... [both of us speaking at once] [me] Excuse me could you hold on for about ten seconds, just a minute please... [HOLD music at my end] [they] Ok. [me] Ok I'm sorry, I'm back. [they] Ok. Ok. Hold on just one second [a***n you can hear me sipping coffee] [female voice] Hi, thank you for holding, this is Danielle Wood, [a***n I put the HOLD music on] the records department, and I see you just made a pledge fifty five dollars for the National Police and Trooper's****ociation. Is this correct? [my HOLD music still playing] [female voice]...Thank you for holding...[male voice of James Jones]*****o? [my HOLD music continues] ...Are you there? [they disconnect] Thanks to Google Voice ( www.google.com/voice ) you can hear this recorded call on my Spam Calls web page: http://home.comcast.net/~achx88a/spam/spamcalls.htm Signup for your own free Google Voice account at www.google.com/voice and avoid telephone call spam Caller: Area Services on behalf of the National Police & Trooper****ociation Call Type: Telemarketer

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Caller id says "charity" but they never leave a msg and it's always shady. Probably a scam.