i keep getting these robo calls from the police benevolent society.

[AllaN01Bear]

just called at 8pm pdt . UGH they wont honor their internal do not call list nor can you report them to the national do not call list as they are listed as a "chairity?. i want them to leave me alone .
!@#$%^&*() any idears please ? thanks in advance .

[MyOwnPeace]

1. Got one from some "police" thing the other day............

actually did answer it (usually don't if it is not a 'name' I know).

Identified themselves as some 'police' group and asked for a donation.

Told them I'd donate if they would do something about shooting unarmed black men.

"CLICK"

[FoxNewsSucks]

4. good one

[Bluethroughu]

12. Lol

Soon as they identify themselves, I hang up. They usually ask for Mr. ..., I say, "this is" and after they identify themselves I hang up.

By the way I am the Mrs.

[csziggy]

23. If they ask for a specific name, I ask "Who's calling?"

I never confirm who they have reached until they have identified themselves first and they are someone I want to talk to.

Usually the police "benevolent" groups start in on their spiels. I cut in and tell them, I will NOT donate to them, ask them to take my number off their list, and tell them to never call me again. I have not kept a list of these spam callers but I suspect the same groups have called me numerous times over the years.

Had a different scam caller address me as Mr. whatever and "Sir" - my number is listed firstinitial lastname in the one book so I get calls from all kinds of entities asking for Mr. lastname. I tell them there is no Mr. lastname at this number and never has been. I do NOT tell them that I am Ms lastname.

[mitch96]

2. Mine stopped when I said when you stop killing Black and Brown people, I'll give you money.

They go on talking about this helps Officers widows and children etc and I just keep repeating my first statement... After a while they get it and hang up. I believe I'm now on THEIR do not call list.. YMMV...
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[zanana1]

19. I said the same thing.

They used to call me about three times a day and I always told them the same thing. "Stop shooting black people".

[mitch96]

20. It always amazed me how they ALWAYS wanted to change the subject. I thought it was interesting

is that the people who are calling you are NOT police officers.. They are a company that does it for the FOP and take a cut of the proceeds... fuckers...
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[FSogol]

22. They take 80%. Even if you luved the police, it would be stupid to donate that way. n/t

[Rorey]

3. I answer those types of calls

I answer and then instruct them to remove me from their list.

[AllaN01Bear]

6. dosnt work now and they dont honor that .

i have a new tactic, i say i am low income , how about sending me some money. click.

[Bluethroughu]

13. Lol, I tried that...

It didn't work, they asked for $2.00.

I hung up.

[luckone]

15. " Sorry I am unemployed right now because I just got out of jail " works too

Haven’t got a call for years from any groups like that and I do not miss them

[NCjack]

5. Get a phone with caller ID. Only answer for people to whom you

want to talk to. Others are invited to leave a message.

[MyOwnPeace]

9. Yeah, we know....

but now and then you like to have some 'fun!'

[AllaN01Bear]

7. thank you all whom replied ,

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[napi21]

8. I get police calls about every two weeks. I answer & llisten to the first part of their story,

I then tell them ""I'm sorry, I don't donate over the phone." Then I end the call. I try to be polite just in case they really are police. Making calls like that is a horrible job, & I feel sorry for them. If they aren't cops, they got lucky not getting yelled at this time,

[MyOwnPeace]

10. As I understand it.....

they are usually some "fund-raising" organization hired to work on behalf of the 'source.'

That means: they're not the cops doing off-duty soliciting, just a telemarketing company working to raise some funds for a customer.

[mucifer]

11. I said "jon burge" and hung up. They stopped calling me.

[Bluethroughu]

14. Lol

[wcmagumba]

16. Not the police but years ago a local RW publication...

was always calling asking me to subscribe, came home on a Fri night after work and a couple of drinks, a lady calls and I had had enough. She asked me to subscribe and I said, "it depends, what are you wearing"? Complete silence and then a hang up....they never called again...

[msongs]

17. tell em u wanna share the good news about jesus nt

[Mr.Bill]

18. I tell them

I fucking hate pigs. They don't call anymore.

[lark]

21. If I see anything POL on the caller ID I don't pick up.

They are too hard to get off the line once you answer.