502-276-4152
KY, US
| ConcernedCitizen 2014-02-11 18:15:34 Non-profit Organization |
This number calls frequently saying they are Kentucky fire fighters looking for donations. When I answered the phone it was silent after I said hello twice, some guy goes um uh um hello. Where upon he stammers a little longer like he's nervous and then asks if I'm my husbands wife using his name. Very sketchy all around, after reading others comments I would say hang up on then and don't say anything.
| ezed 2014-01-15 20:05:45 Telemarketer |
All of the previous comments are true and accurate. We have received 4-5 calls during Nov-Jan for the past 10 years even after strenuously requesting every year to have our phone number removed from the "firefighters" call lists. The most recent call was night before last and the caller asked for Miss xxxx (my wife's name). They usually hang up when I answer but not this time so I asked who was calling? He actually gave a name, Mike Turner, which I suspect is bogus. Then I asked who he was affiliated with and he said the Kentucky Firefighters Association. After "explaining" why he should never call again I contacted the Director of the KFA. The Director said someone was misrepresenting themselves because the KFA does not do phone call solicitation. After diligent investigation on-line using the phone number left on my caller ID I determined that it is actually the Kentucky Professional Firefighters Association (KPFA) doing the solicitation, very different from the KFA. KPFA is an association of firefighter and EMS unions that apparently use a telemarketing company to do their solicitation. From past caller ID records I believe the telemarketing firm was previously located in Bowling Green but now operates out of Louisville. I will contact the Kentucky Attorney General's Office and recommend that everyone else do the same. It's the only hope we have to get the harassing calls stopped. The FCC's "telemarketing no-call list" is a joke. I filed a complaint a few years back against another company and received a letter from the FCC stating they will not pursue violators. They use complaints only to track industry telemarketing trends (whatever that means) and only States' Attorney General Offices can take action against an offender.
| Mark 2013-12-23 18:23:04 Telemarketer |
They call all the time at my home. We answer but they never say a thing just hold the phone. We then try to call back but never get an answer. This has to be a fake calling system trying to scam people.
| Thomas Chandler 2013-11-22 00:58:09 Telemarketer |
Called and very rude!
| sharon 2013-07-04 00:38:57 Unknown |
They call me and at least once a week and I can hear talking in the back ground but they never speak to me,,,they call all hours
| Carolyn 2013-06-24 16:56:23 Unknown |
From what I can tell, the "No call list" is worthless. There is a place on its website to file complaints which I have done several times on the same phone numbers...continue to get the same calls.
| Nowhere man 2013-06-18 22:35:08 Unknown |
I've received 4 or 5 calls over the last month from this number. I didn't answer any of the calls. I never will. I just stare at the phone while it rings. Then it stops. It always stops. I suspect that the caller is a pathetic loser living a sad, desperate life.
| Judy Cogdill 2013-05-28 16:28:28 Unknown |
please take my name off this nuisance list. have gotten calls from them for years. quit calling me very abusive verbally
| Octagon 2013-05-06 18:59:46 Unknown |
Calls a few times a week, always silent if I pick up, never a voicemail if I don't. Return call is always busy. Must be a scam.
| annoyed 40241 homeowner 2013-04-13 16:00:52 Telemarketer |
Callers work for a professional fundraising company & are NOT firefighters. Even upon request,
callers refuse to identify their name or the name of the professional fundraising/telemarketing company they work for (which clearly indicates intent to mislead).
Continually calls (at al times) & asks for Mrs ...., even when a male asks the purpose of the call.
Ignores repeated requests (over years, not months) to remove names from their list.
Redialing only provides voice mail. Messages left there requesting to contact management are ignored.
PROFESSIONAL fundraisers have no issue identifying who they are & who pays them.
| Don't call me, I'll call you. 2012-11-08 18:41:27 Telemarketer |
The telemarketer said he was calling for professional firefighters. When I said I wasn't interested, he got nasty and said "You don't want to help fire fighters?" I then asked if he was a fire fighter and the station where he worked. He said he wasn't a fire fighter. I asked who he was with and he said PBE. I again stated that I wasn't interested and he said that the fire fighters did not have time to raise money themselves. I told him to put my number on their do not call list and as I was hanging up the phone, the real "mouthing" started. Very unprofessional. If this company really is raising money for fire fighters - which I seriously doubt - then our professional fire fighters need to take a serious look at the company they have raising funds for them.
| Ed 2012-10-02 19:54:13 Telemarketer |
Tell them your referining their number to the Ky State Attorney Generals office and filing a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission. They are violating the state and fed do not call list.
| Cris 2012-09-19 21:43:38 Unknown |
They call me several days in a row and when I answer, they hang up. The number comes up, but the caller ID says Unknown Name. Today, I called the number back and got the same message, "The Magic Jack customer is unavailable. Leave a message at the tone." So I did. "Stop calling my number and hanging up." >:)
| Jo Ann 2012-08-22 21:54:33 Unknown |
They have called several times, never say anything, and then hang up. It is usually at night for me too.
| DA 2012-08-16 19:45:57 Unknown |
Calls constantly day and evening. Have it on call block so my phone automatically hangs up on it, but regretfully that feature doesn't stop the phone from ringing before disconnecting.
| mel 2012-05-15 22:57:05 Unknown |
Same thing here..they call say nothing try to call it back they dont answer or it instantly says, " the Magic Jack # you are trying to reach is unavailable" ok, wht is magic jack?? This is a SCAM!!!!
| scam5022764152 2012-04-24 19:57:29 Telemarketer |
this is a scam number folks. not real. do not donate to them. thieves
| MTS 2011-12-29 14:43:15 Unknown |
You're right. They may say they're collecting for the firefighters, but with the "fundraising groups" like this, only about 5% (or less) goes to the organization for whom they are supposedly collecting donations... Don't ever give these people money. If you want to make a donation to the firefighters, make a donation to your local fire department or their fraternal organization directly. Also, "charitable" and political groups are exempt from the "do not call registry". As long as even a miniscule portion of that money goes for charity they can qualify for the exemption... Yeah, it sucks. If you're unfamiliar with an organization, check them out with the BBB or your local chamber of commerce. By law, the charitable organizations have to provide you with a breakdown of how the funds will be used if you ask them for this information.
| Informed 2011-12-26 18:48:20 Telemarketer |
Although they solicit funds for firefighters, a very small amount of money collected goes to charity. They are professional fund raisers.
| Brohol 2011-10-27 02:53:11 Non-profit Organization |
Asked to contribute for pediatric burn unit...said I would receive a return envelope with which to return check...also had a second party get on the line to verify my home address. Is this a legitimate organization or scammers?
| Louisville KY 2011-10-19 23:50:15 Telemarketer |
Professional fire fighter donation wanted...from a very unprofessional sounding telemarketer. I added it to my call reject list.
| Wild Blue 2011-10-05 22:20:42 Telemarketer |
Asked for Donation to Firefighters
| mccubbij 2011-09-30 18:26:34 Unknown |
Same here. Receiving calls but no one there.
| OJ 2011-09-26 16:56:07 Unknown |
same here... pick up and no one answered
| Mom 2011-08-01 19:26:04 Unknown |
This number called at 3:20 pm. I answered on the 2nd ring thinking it was my friend. No one said anything when I answered and said hello twice.
| Barbara 2011-07-04 14:25:41 Unknown |
This number keeps calling and calling me at all hours of the day. They want donations and I am on the NO CALL LIST. How do I get rid of them?????????????????????????
| Kris 2011-06-20 23:28:50 Unknown |
Professional firefighters wanting a donation....
| Kathy 2011-06-06 20:49:41 Unknown |
Has called several times. I do not recognize number. Always calls at night.
| Kathy 2011-06-06 20:49:41 Unknown |
They called me and wanted to speak to someone I never heard of--they wanted a donation for the Fire Department or something like that.