I've got one of their tele marketers on hold now (I love wasting scammers' time!). After a misleading pitch, I asked the guy what percent of the money I was giving would actually go to the Sheriff's Association and what percent to fundraising. The answer: AN ASTONISHING 84% OF THE MONEY YOU DONATE TO THEM GOES TO FUNDRAISING.

LESS THAN $1 IN 5 ACTUALLY GOES TO THE SHERIFFS. If you want to help your local law enforcement, there are much better ways to do so.

If you want to help scam artists who bother you at home, then give to these guys...

Someone spamming with pretence of representing a law enforcement group. Has called twice.

I have been receiving calls from this number for at least a year.  He would ask for the person who had this number before us. When I told her she doesn't have the number anymore he would start yelling, demanding to speak with her. He would then call back the same day asking for her again.  When I told him again, he would scream that he has never called this number before asking for her and he didn't know what I was talking about.  He calls several times a day.  He's very rude and would cuss me out.  One time I told him I was going to find him & show up on his doorstep with the cops.  He laughed and said "It's a long way to California sweetie."  I said, "Yea it is, but your not in California, your in Toldedo, Ohio."  He hung up.  Now when he calls, he hangs up when someone answers.

this person may be a hacker, too.  called me once this afternoon.  i called back and it kept ringing.  will file another report if this happens again.

This person called in the evening ~7:30pm I picked up the phone - no response.  I will not answer this call again if they call back.

Have gotten 5 calls already today.  Thank goodness I have Call Block Service.  I just blocked them so they can't get through any more.

Calls every few weeks.  As soon as I murmuring in the background, I know it's a telemarketer.  I just lay the receiver down on the table and walk away.  Eventually they hang up.

This number calls NUMEROUS times throughout the day.  I am not answering it.  Even when you give to the sheriffs office, the same number calls back a couple months later.  Question for anyone...If you tell them you will give a donation and the papers come in the mail, are you legally held to give them the money if you change your mind?

This is happening to us too.  I get so annoyed when I see this number in my caller ID.  A few months ago, some guy gave me the pitch that my husband donated money the previous year and did I want to donate the same amout this year to help battered women and kids.  I explained to him that we give through our payroll to CFC.  Call it a weak moment, but he nagged me until I agreed to donate $15.00 if he sent me some literature.  The junk he sent me proved to be questionable (looked homemade).  We reported him to the BBB, but they still keep calling all hours of the day into the night.  Except for buying a call blocker from the phone company, does any one know of a free way to stop these people?

They have been calling me for months!  After reading this and having caller ID, I have just let it ring.  Our phone was shut off for about a month because we couldn't pay our bill and I figured their computers would remove us from the list when they were getting voice clarification that the phone had been disconnected, but then we paid our bill and got our phone back on and they are back to calling again.  They have called clear up to probably 7 or 8 p.m. and they call 2 to 3 times a day 7 DAYS A WEEK!  They won't tell my husband what their call is in regards to, because they have to speak to me.  They are still calling after my husband told them I moved out!!!  I dang sure wouldn't donate money to these idiots after this much harassment, what are they thinking!!!

A couple months ago called ask for my husband. I gave the phone to him and he spoke to them in his native Sicilian. They haven't called back until today. I guess they need another Sicilian lesson.

This company calls and calls. I finally answered the phone and when I stated my husband was not here, I asked him to quit calling. He stated that 'since that's the way I was, he'd make sure and keep calling us over and over'.  How do I stop this????? HELP!!!

they called today and asked for the people who previously had my number - thus they had a name to go with the phone #. when i said they dont have this # anymore they hung up quickly. I called back - no one answered. Interesting - I have private caller block and the caller id said this was a private caller.

They called twice today and always ask for my wife. The second time I told them who I was and asked him if he knew there were hundreds of folks looking for them and that the word is they are a scam. He put his supervisor on who explained they are called Safety Services LLC and they gather donations for police organizations. He explained they are non-profit so the donotcall list doesn't apply and he offered to remove my name from the list. We'll see if they call again. They are based in Toledo Ohio but he refused to give an address (seems a little fishy if they are supposedly reputable).

Someone call our home and when I answered the phone, he or she hung up. I call the number (419-474-9385) that showed up on my caller ID and the phone rings several times, but no one answer. I wrote the number down. I received a 2nd call, the same thing happens---no one answer. I called the number once again and no one pick up the phone. This is harrassment! I need to have this person and company from calling my home.

how can i stop this?

received call at 6:46PM cst 8/27/07 no answer.

A man by the name Dan Fields called and was very rude and aggressive. He was asking for the parents of the house and he didn't know that I was the parent. When I asked him to identify himself he kept swaying from the question and got really nasty. I called the number again and got no answer. The cid was the same # that everyone keeps getting 419-747-9385

Received a call from this phone number on 10/16/07 at 2:04pm EST.  The person that called identified himself as someone from the Sheriff's department.  He wanted a donation to fund a program that supports the safety of women and children basically.  Once I told him I'm not employed, he immediately hung the phone up.  What a FRAUD!

Said he was collecting for some law enforcement organization. Wanted a commitment for a donation and wanted to verify my home address.

I agree with Private name above. Why does the national "Do Not Call" people stop this. This number has appeared on my caller ID throughout the day when I'm at work and they call again in the evening and just hang up.

CJK is correct. There are only two ways to get them to stop. One is not to answer your phone and not letting your answering machine take the call either. This way, hopefully their computer dialer will think your phone number is not assigned to anyone living and delete your number from their list. Another way is to answer the phone, explain nicely that you either are giving to their association or that you are not interested, put your number on their do not call list and not to call back again. You could tell this info directly to their supervisor to make sure it gets to the correct person in charge. The people calling you are hired to just do their job as they are told to do it, which it should always be in a polite manner. If they are rude when you are not, that person should be reported to the supervisor also. But, if you are being rude, well... I hope that you have good reason. They have been calling me also and leave no message. I haven't had the chance to talk to them myself to tell them anything however. They only call me during business hours and only once every two or three days. I do wish that I could be here to answer the phone to save them their time and mine though. Just remember, it is a computer dialer dialing your number, not the person that you will finally talk to. Ask for the supervisor, tell them of all the calls and hang ups after you have answered and to put you on their do not call list. They then must put you on their list but, will not stop future non-profit calls to your number from other companies.

Have gotten repeated calls from this number a few months ago.
They started calling again tonight. "blocked number" shows up on the caller ID and then they hang up when I answer and if I call back, they don't answer.

This # shows on my CID three times a day, every day-there's never a message & the CID shows 'BLOCKED NAME'.What do they want?

repeated calls from this number show up on my CID.  No answer when I call back.  How come the national "do not call" list doesn't stop these folks?

I've received a call seven times today from this number. Apparently it is a contracted telemarketer who raise funds for many sheriff associations and the like. The associations hire them because they are the lowest bidder. They are raising funds for a non profit, so I do not believe the "Do Not Call" applies.

The reason most get no answer when they call is because the calls are made by an automatic dialer.  The equipment is given a massive list of numbers to call and then it dials them repeatedly.  It keeps records of when the phone was answered, so that it can call back later if no one answers.  

If you do answer, the call is transfered to a live person -- sometimes.  If all the people are busy when you answer the call, the equipment hangs up on you. I think since they are apparently a bare bones operation, this is what happens most of the time.

These people called my telephone!  Great Scott, this is a sign that the apocalypse is on us!  Run for the hills!  You illegitimate children never will take us alive!

got two calls from this blocked number.  no one answers when i picked up they just hanged up.

Called, hung up when I said hello

I got a call on October 5th, 2008 from this number and when I picked up, they hung up.  I'm glad I googled this number to find out I am not alone in this and will not answer next time I see this number on my caller id.