The calls are super obnoxious however its not the police department, it’s the organization associated with them.

Patrolman’s association or benevolent fund that help defray costs for their memebers.

Yeah... This doesn't sound very legitimate

I wouldn't donate anyway, just annoying as fuck and wanted to complain about it. I also wondered if anyone was also getting spammed and got them to stop so I could do the same.

But is there anyway to get it to stop?

The fact that they are calling from different numbers alone is a big red flag.

If you told them to stop calling and they don't, that's another flag.

This is seems like a scam.

Tell them you would rather spend $20 on bacon.

Lmao after listening to the call once, I now just instantly hang up and block as soon as the guy starts to talk 💀

It most likely is, I never doubted that option, again, simply trying to see if anyone else is experiencing this.

Probably not calling prisoners at the state prison.

Thanks for the super helpful information

The point was it seems like a scam. And from a quick search online it appears there are some scammers pretending to be police associations.

So if it's a scam, they are probably going to keep calling you as long as you keep answering.

I always thought it was a scam but idk.....

I'll just let it ring then, I get what you're saying

Probably is a scam, I was hoping people who also received the calls would weigh in. I'd never donate to them anyway lmao

They used to be in the office next to mine, they’re real, it was just two weird dudes (not cops) in a little office and sometime you could hear snoring through the wall

I try to waste as much of their time as possible. I'll give them false info, act interested, get them to talk about anything besides what's on the script, say what was that? a lot, never directly answer their questions, etc. A lot of ad-libbing.

Lmao that sounds about right, maybe they went their separate ways because the same guy calls me everytime 💀

Good tip, maybe I'll try that next time lol

You could try asking them to remove you from their call list. I say try, because we all know how that goes.

I agree that it is not the police that are calling.

Yeah, in my OP I mentioned asking to be removed twice, I appreciate the suggestion though (:

ACAB

I thought this was a scam

Defund them, not defend them ✊️

Very well could be, was honestly just looking to see if anyone else was experiencing it and wanted to vent a bit lol

It does not happen every couple of weeks.

Not a scam?

Ever think about calling them up and say hey do you guys ask for donations because if you don’t I have a story for you…

Personally a state funded police department asking for donations smells fishy to me from the get go.

Oh I didn't realize we shared phones! Thanks for telling me that

Eh, it could be a scam or could be legit

The dude says it for some drive (my guess + other comments have me thinking maybe it's something Union related), but I agree. I'd rather not talk to the state police regardless, but maybe if they call again I'll ask for the organization name and see what I can find.

It's fun. Act like their friend, then blow up at them for something trivial, then apologize, have them go back to the script, misunderstand them.... Mess with them enough, and they'll wind up blocking you.

I get these calls all the time.

I doubt it's the actual State Police doing this, it's likely an affiliated organization (charity maybe?). I have no idea what the end game is (other than getting our money), but I do know it's not actually the state agency cold calling people asking for the money. I'll start donating money to them just as soon as they abolish civil asset forfeiture...

I still won't donate, that was a lie.

Crud. That's what I get for speedreading. Sorry about that.

Are you on the no call list? You can try reporting the number here: https://www.donotcall.gov/report.html

FWIW, I've never reported a number, but I find the no call list pretty much worthless. Maybe I'll start reporting.

Here here !

Yeah for sure my guy. I mean sure nobody likes talking to cops but if it’s a scam at least you will know AND you can the block the number and stop getting harassed

They won't stop. I had to log into Charter and block their number. If you get an actual person, you can tell them they're scam artists. They get a little upset then use a recorded message. I do recommend blocking their number with your phone service though.

Thank you for the tip! No worries on the original comment :P

I've gotten so many calls from state police, city police, officer's fund, fireman's fund, etc., that I no longer answer my phone.

I’m curious if it is a scam like other people are saying. Had a similar experience maybe a year ago with a fire department looking for donations. Except I don’t live in that town and the person that they were asking for when I picked up wasn’t me. I explained that they had the wrong number and wished them luck, but then kept getting spammed for like a month by them.

Thank you! I'll try to do that instead

Ugh sorry to hear about that, I usually answer my phone as I don't get many calls in the first place, but maybe I'll just have to ignore them all and only reach out to those who leave voicemails.

Yeah, totally possible it's a scam, or maybe it is some charity thing affiliated with them, either way its super annoying.

It's a semi-scam. Some fraction of the money, in all likelihood a very small fraction, usually goes to some fund covering home medical care or other needs that may not be met by the state. The rest of it goes in some shady businessman's pocket.

i had a job interview at a call center that i learned did calls for this stuff. theyre not actually officers or firemen, just telemarketers. fuck em. slap your name on the do not call registry too: https://www.donotcall.gov

Even if it isn't a scam, it's a scam.

If you give them money you're paying them to bother you. Don't ever give money to people who call you.

The best I'll ever do is tell them to send me something in the mail because legit organizations don't mind mailing you something but mail fraud is illegal so scammers rarely will.

Scam

Then report, at the same web address, every single telemarketing and robo call you get. EVERY SINGLE ONE. It takes less than 5 minutes. After a while you'll notice a major drop in these types of calls. I might get 2 a month and yes, I report them.

It's a scam. The get the NHST union to sign up with those fund raisers, and they keep 90%. The NHST union gets free money and we get harassed.

I fell for it one year. They still call 10 years later and it's gotten to the point where I'm abusive to the callers.

Sorry to hear it got that bad for you :/ thank you for sharing your experience as well

i just hang up

Same here, hang up + block

It's 1000% a scam. it's not the State Police. Just hang up.

I do everytime and block the number, was simply looking for others input on if they were also experiencing it & if they were able to get it to stop.

I actually got a call from them about 2 hours ago on my work line - so they're definitely making the rounds again.

Sounds like you got a call at a similar time, hopefully they leave us be haha

You’ll probably get a couple more before this round is done lol

I have no idea that these are the State Police calling. Particularly when they are calling from Nevada. There was one time when they called and I just said that I'm dealing with half a million in medical bills for cancer treatment and I was unemployed and they still asked if I could send them something. For some reason, they kept calling me and I just said that I'm dealing with cancer.

Eventually I just hung up.

My mother was scammed relentlessly over all kinds of things to the point where she was terrified in answering the phone. These folks are the worst.

Who is still answering a personal phone number call from a number they don't recognize?

Because it’s not the state police. It’s a scam. It’s the “state police benevolent fund” or some shit like that. The money doesn’t go to the state police.

“How do I make scammers stop calling me”

If you figure that out you’ll be rich.

Its a scam They don’t seek donations that way

Like when Sergeant Jesse Edward Sherrill passed the scammers came right out of the woodworks

Used to get a lot of these calls. Started playing 2 girls one cup and leaving the phone next to the speaker. Most of them stopped calling. Except for one guy who was still on when I came back to the phone. Issues. But for the most part, they got the hint and took me off their lists.

I told them yes ago that I'm a black male. They said we understand and hung up

They used to call my office all the time until I started engaging them. Using phrases like ACAB really seemed to help.

The police and fire should never ask for donations! Don’t give them anything and don’t feel bad

People who receive phone calls from people who may not be saved in their phone ? People waiting for important phone calls? People who work with clients via their phone ? Lots of people don't have the liberty of ignoring every call lol

Thats an awful experience, I'm sorry that both of you went through that and I hope that you were able to recover ):

When they ask for me by name I tell them that I'm dead

I do, it's easier to hang up on people or fuck with them than it is to empty my voicemail

The police are involved with them though.

I’ve had these motherfuckers call and suggest bad things could happen to me if I didn’t send them money.

I made it through treatment and am moderately disabled but happy to be alive.

Touche!

Not me. I barely answer calls from people I know.

Largest, most powerful gang in the country, and they rule with impunity.

Do not engage, hang up the phone.

I was young and dumb.

Even if it was them, ACAB.

It's not the police hang up.

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That is an organization that does fundraising. I asked them that if I gave them a dollar how much would go to the actual organization. They told me forty cents. I then told them never to call me again. I prefer one hundred per cent of my donations go to an organization of my choice.

100% a scam.

I think the only thing you can actually do, that will for sure work, is switch to a Google Pixel phone. The call screening is basically perfect.

I haven't gotten a scam call or text in years. Here's an article discussing it

I keep blocking every number.

Total scam. It is not the State Police. FYI, police generally have great bennies, better than most of us. These guys are one of those fake charities. Just one of many links: https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0085-fundraisers-calling-behalf-police-firefighters

That’s why I just give my donations directly to the State police every time I get pulled over. I keep ending up in jail though, maybe I should offer more…

Even if it’s not a scam, who dafuq would give money to cops?

I worked for a company that did this for a short while til I caught wind of a few foul practices. They operate a small office of a few con artists who call and receive a percentage. Totally legal, but their tactics and outright lying to the people that they call is abhorrent.

people who have a work phone?

Id literally wipe my shit covered ass with cash before I donated money to ANY government entity.

The breast cancer donation calls I keep getting in addition to these cop funding calls are another known scam, btw.

Basically those are ‘real’ charities that collect a ton of money for the cops and end up giving like 2% of the money to the cops and 98% to them. Plus, you’re right, why do the cops need money when they are very well paid, some detail cops make $300k a year or more.

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I'm at a point that I let every call I don't know the number to voicemail and read the transcript so I waste less time. So many scams over phone and sms...

Don’t cut yourself on all that edge

yeah, troopers making $80,000.00 per year calling elderly people on social security to ask them for money.

I'd rather donate money to the government than to these scammers.

Tell them the number is new and that you're a business and do not accept solicitations.

Agreed, I've been there for years. If I don't know who you are, chances are I have absolutely no need or desire to hear from you.

It’s not the troopers calling it’s a collection agency and 5hey get most the donations.

Scam agencies?

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It is a fund raising scam. They do donate some to the police, but most is profit to the company.

Is the caller a man with a VERY deep voice?

I have lived in 6 states and it is the same story in each.

Because it’s a phone room scam. A VERY old scam

They told me it was for the family in case the officer is killed in the line of duty.

Two questions… they said ask away!

1. What is their life insurance policy for ?
2. If I die at work, who helps my spouse and children?

I don’t give to this “scam”

Its fake. The staties don't cold call you for donations. They're targeting Republican boomers who love cops and the military because they're the least tech-savvy demographic.

It’s a scam. As soon as you tell them to mail the info they’ll try and pressure you for your credit card info.

It's a scam. Of course it's a scam.

Years ago I went to work for one of these scammers and after a day of unpleasant calls the boss finally admitted that he takes almost all the money (administrative costs...) and the police get a party at the end of the year. The party costs him less than 5% of the total money raised.

It's an evil scam.

Are they the ones that send out those white “state police supporter 202X” stickers? My grandmother when she was alive donated to something like that (over the phone) and got the damn sticker every year.

I never understood why people put those on their cars? It’s not going to stop the police from pulling you over.

Because suckers keep sending money. If everyone who sends these scammers money would stop, they'd go the fuck away. STOP sending money!!!

Do you don't get pulled over.

There are definitely stickers that help. Although those that actually do help you have to be careful with. If you get pulled over with it on they ask which cop you know.

They piss me off so much. Any cop and any close family and friends of cops here are immune to any traffic violations, and it’s even out in the open with those stickers, and no one cares.

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I just tell him he should go take a knee and ask the blm people for money, this white boy is done supporting them.

It's fake. They do a similar thing with the fire service. My roommate (who's actually a firefighter/medic) enjoys picking up those calls and going "oh yeah? Which department are you on? What's your badge number? What for the fire service are these funds specifically going to be used for?" Gets dead silence and a click every time

His death was super painful to me. I grew up with his family and he was best friends with my cousins and was a godfather to one of my cousins kids. one of my cousins gave a eulogy at his funeral

As many have said already this is a scam. These calls on behalf of police and firefighters have been going on for decades. I have repeatedly added my name to do not call lists, but it has very little impact.

Instead, I never answer any call that I do not recognize the number. If it is important, then they will leave a voicemail and I delete if it is any type of solicitation or scam.

My favorite are the voicemails about car warranty expiring, Microsoft identified an issue with my computer, cable provider calling about a network issue, I have won a prize, and my child has been arrested and they need bail money using a credit card or wire transfer.

I have different strategies for email or text scams, but be smart about all potential scams. Incoming call rules that I follow:

Rule #1 - don’t answer calls from anyone outside my contact list.

Rule #2 - never call back due to voicemails about questionable debit or credit transaction using the incoming number. Instead, use the number on the back of the card or on a financial statement.

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It’s a scam, just hang up on them , I do

very scary voice. the voice is less scary when he tells you he's putting you on the do not call list. try it

I use my scary voice back. He hangs up in a hurry. I think I blasted his eardrums a couple of times.