I love all the doped up fake comments. Believe me when I say that these scammers just turn the donations you give at the door into percocets and oxycontin. You can see it by how they write.
Too bad things are changing for them now.

One of the great benefits of glaringly incompetent shill posts is that they pretty much remove any doubt about the "charity" in question being a blatant fraud.     Saves time on research and "due diligence."

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Stay safe!

Sure thing, you do that, Jan Traverse Brad Anders.

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well i guess when they call me i will be more polite if im dealing with the real people will always donate to them

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guy came to my door had proof he works for montgomery county fire fighters in rockville which is where we give gave receipt was a nice older gentleman had no quams with them collecting door to door or in person with id thanku

What are "doughters"?  I'm guessing maybe female children who enjoy visiting Krispy Kreme?

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sir maybe you are wrong?ever think of that???there are career guys and volunteers we should be helping the fire fighters not doubting them!! welcome at my door anytime!!!!! i always give them cookies and have even taken a picture of myself on the fire truck in rockville!!! there not all scams people come on!!!!!!!!!!

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you are so untrusting ken!!you probably dont even trust your own mother!!! boy you are not the sharpest tool in the shed are you now?????  many legitimate businesses are done by phone duh???????????????? grow up ken and join the real world the way it used to be!with so many doughters out there the fire fighters are in trouble!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!and so are we put your big mouth away ken seriously!noone cares to hear it!!!!!!!!

What is this money for?  Firefighters pockets or charities?
If it is for career firefighters,  They get paid to do their job.  If they don't like it or feel they are underpaid for any reason,  then they need to do like every other American has to,  and gp look for a new job. Nobody owes them anythig for doing the job that they are paid to do.  
If they are volunteers,  they chose it for whatever motivation. Don't expect to receive anything.
Charity?  I will prefer to give through my church which I trust rather than stick it into the boot of some person standing in an intersection blocking and stopping traffic.

You gotta be kidding!!!   Why do you think this 800Notes board is here.
scammers calling everyone each and every day.... and we should be more trusting?

You're confusing awareness with ignorance. That's one of the things that happens when you lie for a living.

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i understand that there are fakes out there, but not everyone that calls are i dont believe, if someone is willing to come to my door or have me put deposit only im not to concerned because i know it can only be used for that purpose and nothing but i have lived here for 14 years now, and support them wholeheartedly!!

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all i know is that there are the volunteers and the career guys maybe not all these are scams im sure some are and dont think would be easy to get an account with the fire fighters if wasnt legit?

I get the impression English isn't your first language.

I'd love to find out what bank account these checks are being deposited to.   It would be a no brainer to set up a quick corporate account with the fire department's, or a sound-alike name.

You're "not concerned at all" that you've just been flagged as a fraud by Admin, or that a dyslexic child drunk on cough syrup could write a better shill post?

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i to was hesitant about a telephone call for the fire fighters but i took a chance and did what theyb assked me too travis   was the gentlemens name i spoke to was cordial and not pushy they came 2 times not any fault of theirs just at my age things getting a little hazy accidently made cherck out for 1500 dollars! when i wanted to do 15! gentleman helped me straighten that out and wrote new reciept im german!which should explain it all!! wouldnt hesitate if they called me again!!

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The boot shakers want *donors* to pre-endorse their checks? Yeah, that won't be happening.

Things to consider from the Federal Trade Commission when a "hero charity" tries to bully your wallet open ....

Fundraisers Calling on Behalf of Police and Firefighters
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0085-fun ... nd-firefighters
[excerpt]  Simply having the words ?police? or ?firefighter? in an organization?s name doesn?t mean police or firefighters are members of the group. Just because an organization claims it has local ties or works with local police or firefighters doesn?t mean contributions will be used locally or for public safety.

Donating to Public Safety Fundraisers
http://business.ftc.gov/documents/bus31-donating-public-safety-fundraisers
[excerpt]  Most police and fire departments are funded by your tax dollars. However, they may ask you to contribute to their professional associations or labor unions at local, state, or national levels. These groups typically use paid fundraisers to solicit donations. Be cautious: simply having the words ''police'' or ''firefighter'' in an organization?s name doesn?t mean police or firefighters are members of the group ? or benefit from it. Call your local police or fire department to verify any fundraiser?s claims.

Before Giving to a Charity
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0074-giving-charity


What's more, always remember that "nonprofit" is a tax category, not a reflection of where money goes. You are likely to find that most if not all charity calls are placed by a commercial fundraiser, such as Associated Community Services, Dial America, Donor Care Center, Donor Services Group, Harris Direct, Horizon Marketing, InfoCision, Insight Teleservices, MDS, and TeleFund. These companies typically swallow half or more of collected funds. What's left can often funnel straight to the salaries and overhead of their "charity" client executives, leaving pennies for the people you're told your dollars benefit. That, of course, assumes the charity is not simply a pure fraud.

As commercial entities, hired call centers are expected to honor an internal no-call list and add any number upon request. Break that order, the FTC declares, and ''the telemarketer may be subject to a fine of up to $16,000.'' They are also covered to a point by other regulations for telepests, so you can report abandoned calls, canned calls to mobile phones, and so on.

In a comment from Nov 2012 linked below, find the simple steps I took to rid myself of a major pain boiler room by politely rubbing its face in federal laws. You will note that I never rely on verbal cease-communication demands.
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-914-294-2543/7#p480457181536419195

Why is it that so many of the shills have lost their caps-lock key?  They stand out like a sore thumb!

Thanks to your incompetent, failed attempts at making your fake posts seem even the slightest bit credible, you've confirmed what should have been obvious to anyone paying attention that this is a FILTHY SCAM from start to finish. You must not be tricking very many people out of money or you could afford to hire better liars, or at least liars who know the language of the people they are trying to steal from.

Now it's back to the boiler room with you. Thanks for playing.

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DIDO WHAT PEG SAID, THE WORLD SHOULD BE MORE TRUSTING

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JUST A SHOUT OUT TO ALL CONCERNED!! I DIDNT THINK THAT THIS WAS LEGIT EITHER AT FIRST BUT THE VOLUNTEERS AS WELL AS THE CARREER GUYS DO SEPERATE DRIVES, MAYBE THERE ASKING THE WRONG FIRE FIGHTERS? BUT I KNOW THIS TO BE SAFE AND LEGIT AND HAVE LIVED HERE FOR YEARS AND DONATE OFTEN I SUPPORT THE CAREER GUYS MORE ALTHOUGH I GIVE TO BOTH, BUT THOSE ARE THE GUYS WHO NOT ONLY WORK FUULL TIME, BUT ARE WILLING TO EVEN WORK MORE UNPAID OFF DUTY!1 THATS TREMENDOUS I THINK!! I SALUTE THE FIREFIGHTERS OF MONTGOMERY CCOUNTY! ALL OF THEM!!

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to the person who said wanted check made out to the local fire fighters of montgomery county why else would they have you make it out to the fire department if was a scam? i give to them when they knock on my door which they do come out in person or to pickup donations in mailbx or door or undrmat i always come home to find that they were there and left me the proper receipt and a thanku for being a home town hwero! which im proud to be!! these guys are not scammers they will even come to the door in person with id

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ya guy called me was very nice no issues here i would donate but already gave big donation to the volunteers here, but next year i will donate to them sounded professional as well

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GREAT PERSON TO DEAL WITH!!OFFERED HIM A JOB AT MY COMPANY!! NOT A SCAM PEOPLE!! HAVE DONE THIS FOR MANY MANY YEARS!ALWAYS PLEASANT TO DEAL WITH AND ALWAYS GET MY RECIEPT IN A TIMELY MANNER!! IF TRAVIS I BELIEVE WAS HIS NAME, DONT HESITATE FOR A GREAT CAUSE LOCALLY THANKU FOR BEING THERE FOR US ALWAYS GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!

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HAVE NO COMPLAINTS TO REPORT!! GAVE ME A RECIEPT AND EVERYTHING!! DOES GO TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT!!ISNT A SCAM AT ALL BANK CAN ONLY DEPOSIT CHECK CANT BE CASHED WITH FOR DEPOSIT ONLY ON THE BACK PEOPLE!! THIS GUYS WAS VERY PLEASANT WITH US, AND WOULD HAVE NO ISSUE DOING THE DRIVE AGAIN FOR MY COMMUNITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We placed a report with the police.  Feel this is fraud or at a minimum some form of harassment.

I also reported the call to the police.  If he shows up at my house I'll call them again.