Missed call - no message. If it is that important , they will call back!!

the Breast Cancer Financial Fund     http://vitaminw.co/news/breast-cancer-scams-w ... de-5-pink-types
In spite of the cheery voice on the other end of the line, this "charity" is listed as the 2nd Worst Breast Cancer Charity... EVER.  Go to the link above to see the rest of these low lifes....

It's the Breast Cancer Financial  Assistance Fund.  It is a nonprofit.  Charity Navigator, BBB, etc don't have any reviews.  So, I'm not sure if they are worthy.

Called today.  First time from this outfit.

Add me to the list of receiving a call.  First time was today.

Great post "It Is All A Scam..." !

A relative of mine saw the number pop up on her caller ID. She did not answer. I told her the number was probably spoofed. It would be best to call the Foundation personally if you wished to donate.

two days in a row, despite my saying yesterday that chris (for whom they asked) was DEAD from cancer--AND THAT'S THE TRUTH!  lordeeeee....they could at least ask for a live person, couldn't they?

Telemarketing scams are the new email spams. You will receive many many more calls from many different numbers. The numbers and caller ID's are usually faked/spoof. The criminals will use another fake number tomorrow and then another the day after that and so forth. The best way to know it is a scam is by USING YOUR CALLER ID. It will always be out-of-calling area caller, a weird caller ID like wireless caller, or unknown caller. It will never be a legitimate 1800 number with a legitimate caller ID. Beware of those as well. Telemarketing scams are on the rise and YES the person on the other end know they are trying to scam you, which makes them criminal low-lives too. Criminals do not care about you nor the law.

These calls aren't going to stop! You will receive many more (worth repeating). Do not pick up. Do not bother pressing any buttons or wasting their time. They are criminals. Criminals do not care.

Never ever give out personal information over the phone. Never ever give out personal information over the phone. Repeat, repeat, repeat. Especially do not provide personal information over the phone to callers that CALL YOU.

You will not win anything! There is no lowering of your credit card interest rate, there is no home security, computer fix, auto warranty, no medical alert devices or free government money. There is no company just criminals looking to steal your identities and your hard earned money.

Warn the elderly and warn the gullible. Take the time to let others know.

Don't take the calls personally. A computer does all the work until you press a button. Then your call is forwarded to a criminal operator who attempts to steal your personal info. Don't be a victim. Do not provide any personal information over the phone and just ignore the calls. Never ever give personal information over the phone. Not full name. Not full address. Definitely do not give date of birth over the phone.  Definitely do not provide your social security number over the phone. And definitely do not provide financial information over the phone. Never ever send money to claim a prize (scammer claim you need to pay a shipping fee, taxes, and many other lies which are all bogus).

Beware of out of your calling area callers. Beware of weird caller ID's. And hang up on unwanted automated telemarketing calls and unsuspecting calls. Do not allow criminals to waste your time. Ignore their calls. Don't bother picking up!

Take the time to warn others, report the calls to the Do Not Call Registry or to your State's Do Not Call Registry. You can also report to your State Attorney General or Office of Consumer Affairs.

Either way, report warn and beware.

They called my home phone today and did not leave a message, so I am sure I will have the pleasure of them calling again.

BCFA  I answered thinking it might be Blue Cross as I had not long returned from orthopedic urgent care and can barely walk but made it to the phone.
nope, cheery voice wanted chris...I questioned, "chris?" and she kept right on about breast cancer....that's when I got mad and told her he had died of cancer over 3 years ago (true) and that my mother had died of breast cancer (true) and no one helped us.  we did it all ourselves.  and to never call here again, and I slammed down the phone. (that's the advantage of landline--one can still slam down the receiver!)

BCFA    I answered thinking it might be Blue Cross as I had not long returned from orthopedic urgent care and can barely walk but made it to the phone.
nope, cheery voice wanted chris...I questioned, "chris?" and she kept right on about breast cancer....that's when I got mad and told her he had died of cancer over 3 years ago (true) and that my mother had died of breast cancer (true) and no one helped us (true).  we did it all ourselves.  and to never call here again, and I slammed down the phone. (that's the advantage of landline--one can still slam down the receiver!)

This is the Breast Cancer Financial Fund calling for help with their fund raiser.