615-262-2502
TN, US
an employee that used to work there
an employee that used to work there
2013-10-23 20:26:18
Unknown
The Company that is making these calls for the Shriners used to be called Cunningham and Moore, but it now goes by the name Agente Communications; even though many of the older callers still use the name Cunningham and Moore on the phone. Their main phone number is 972-702-8600. If you call that number, someone in the processing department will answer the phone and you can ask to speak to whoever you need to, and they will transfer you. They do call nationwide, raising money for many of the local Shriners. Some people may call this a Shriner scam, Shriners scam, or Shriners telemarketing scam. I'm just going to list some of the facts as they stand to the best of my knowledge in 2013 and let you be the judge as to how you feel about your donations to this company calling for the Shriners.

The actual truth is that they have "cold callers" and "tap callers". A cold caller is a person who starts out with the company or who has been there a while and hasn't proven their sales ability yet. A cold caller basically calls cold off from a lead list that is organized by zip code. Cold callers call people who have never donated before (however, some of the numbers may include those who have but just by chance) in the hopes that they can get a donation. Once a cold caller gets a person to commit to giving a donation that donor then becomes a tap. A tap is basically a lead of a person who has donated before, a prior donor for the company. These taps, leads, are stored in a different database from then on out, and on your receipt you will see your tap number in the upper left or upper right hand part of the receipt. All the older receipts used to end with either just a number, or the letters top or bull depending on how valuable a donor you were. now they took the letters of and they end with no letters or just the letter t or b so donors would stop asking what that meant. Now a tap caller is a caller who has proven their sales ability and only calls taps, which are prior donors. Again there are different levels of taps depending on how valuable a donor you are: there are "room taps", "top taps", "bull taps", and even taps in what is called "the premier database".

As far as pay for callers is concerned, all callers are guaranteed to get $10 and hour as a base or commission, whichever is higher at the end of the week. The caller gets 35% of every "cold sale" made. So that means that if you have never donated to this company before then you are a cold sale and the caller gets 35% of your donation. As far as taps are concerned, the caller gets 20% of every "tap sale" made. Again, that means that if you have donated to this company then you are a tap sale and the caller gets 20% of your donation. Unfortunately it gets much worse sounding than that though, because most callers are not good enough on the phones to commission at the end of the week, so they just make the $10 per hour. What that means to you is that if a person only raised $800 in donations for the whole week, and that person worked 40 hours, then that caller made a paycheck of $400; and, therefore, that caller alone got 50% of your donation. Keep in mind that that is just the pay to the individual caller and there is a whole office of staff, office rent, etc, etc,.

So you may be wondering how much the top callers at Agente communications make? Well, there are about 5 bulls at this time at Agente Communications. A "bull" is what they call their very top callers. A few of these bulls consistently pull paychecks of $4,000 to $7,000 each and every week. Yes, you read that correctly, and I did not typo and add an extra zero by accident. I have repeatedly and first hand seen their paychecks and seen their weekly tmr report, which is a report off the donations they brought in. So for you big donors out there, listen up: if you donate $1,000 to a shrine circus or hospitals, then that caller you are on the phone with is guaranteed top get 20% of your thousand; again, factually if you donate $1,000 to a shrine circus or hospital or even a shrine golf tournament, $200 of your $1,000 check is going right into the pocket of the caller that is on the phone with you. Believe me I know I have been that caller many times.

So there are some of the facts as far as pay is concerned with the company called Agente Communication, formerly called Cunningham and Moore. I am thinking about starting a website describing the full range of my knowledge of this company in the hopes of giving donors a more informed decision of where their money is going. I will do so if some of you who reply on here would think you would be interested in seeing a website fully detailing this company and how it is run to the best of my knowledge. just reply to this message with your opinion.

By as I said this company calls over many parts of the country for local Shrines, raising money for their circus' and also hospitals, as well as the shrine charity golf tournaments. Here is a short list of many of the local Shrines that we called for while i worked there, along with the local Shrine name, its location, and the caller ID number that may have been in use at that time (keep in mind they change these numbers frequently to keep donors on their feet:

Hella Shrine Ciircus  (Dallas) and Shriners Hopsitals 972-702-2955 (however they have a few more numbers and i don't have them written down.

Al Amin Shrine Circus (Kingsville, Victoria, Hidalgo, Beeville, Alice, and Corpus Christie, Texas) 361-225-2584

Abou Ben Adhem Shrine Circus (Springfield, MO) not sure of the caller id number

Alcazar Shrine Circus (Montgomery, AL) 334-264-1104

Al Chymia Shrine Circus (Memphis, TN) 901-387-0448

Alhambra Shrine Circus (Chattanooga, TN) 423-892-9266

Al Menah Shrine Circus (Nashville, TN) 615-262-2502

Alzafar Shrine Circus (San Antonio, Seguine, Laredo, Texas) 210-892-0006

Beja Shrine Circus (Green Bay, Neenah, Shawano, Waupaca, and other cities, WI) 920-497-0079 and 920-494-3401

Ben Hur Shrine Circus (Austin, TX) 512-646-0025

Elf Khurafeh Shrine Circus (Lansing, Flint, and Saginaw, MI) 810-686-7411

El Kahir Shrine Circus ( Cedar rapid, Iowa City, Mason City, IA) 319-804-1750

El Karubah Shrine Circus (Shreeveport, LA)  not sure of the number off hand

El Maida Shrine Circus (El Paso and Odessa, TX) 915-351-3794 and 915-351-3566

Jerusalem Shrine Circus (Thibodeaux and New Oleans, LA) 985-725-9333

Kaaba Shrine Circus (Davenport, IA) 563-359-6354

Maskat Shrine Circus (Wichita Falls, TX) 940-766-3700

Karem Shrine Circus (Waco, TX) 254-420-0091

Orak Shrine Circus (Richton Park, IL) 219-886-9650

Rizpah Shrine Circus (Bowling Green, Owensboro, Hopkinsville, KY) 270-843-0340

Suez Shrine Circus (Midland, San Angelo, and many other cities, TX) 325-949-0009

Tripoli Shrine Circus (Milwaukee, Antigo, Fond Du Lac, Sheboygan, Union Grove, West Bend, WI) 414-443-0441, 920-497-0079

Zelzah Shrine Circus (Las Vegas, NV) 702-366-9150

Zuhrah Shrine Circus (Minneapolis, MN) 612-379-1011

OK that is a list of most of the Shrine Circus' that this company has called for while i worked there. Oh and by the way they also call for the AMVETS over many parts of the country, and the Dallas Sherifs posse (which they are currently using as a sponsor for Christmas supplies since they lost the Jaycees contract for it). So if you donate to the Shrine Circus or hospitals through this company then you will become a tap, and you will be called for the AMVETS or any other charity that this company holds a contrat for in your area. And, yes, the pay structure is the same for these other charities also.

So there you have it. That is the facts as I know them to the best of my knowledge at the time of this writing. I still want to make a free website that exposes all the rest of this company as well as the lifestyle of the top callers there and how your precious donations are spent (Such as the one who feels that it is necessary to wear several thousands of dollards worth of clothes every day and has multiple expensive vehicles that are all customized). I hope this message on this board proves valuable to those who are thinking about making donations to the Shriners through this telemarking company.
Dwayne
Dwayne
2013-06-13 21:14:25
Telemarketer
This is the professional fundraiser for the Shriners circus.  If you give a donation, it is not tax deductible.  They give you a receipt that tells you this, but that fact does not come up during the call.  They ask you to give so that the kids can go to the circus.  I am sure that some of the money makes it to the kids, but you would be better to actually give to the Shriners directly.
Sarah
Sarah
2011-09-14 16:38:23
Unknown
Got a call on my business phone and he identified himself as Jeff Tucker.  I told the receptionist to put it in my voice mail.  When I listened, he said "Hey this is Jeff give me a call at 615-262-2502.  I won't be returning his call.
soozie
soozie
2011-07-13 15:08:44
Unknown
I did call back and the lady answered "How may I direct your call"  I asked her who they were and she said Cunningham & Moore... I hung up... didn't want to waist my minutes on someone I did not know.  Thanks
Lee
Lee
2011-06-29 15:41:26
Unknown
A man called and asked for me. My wife told him to hang on and she would get me on the phone, but when we got to the phone there wasn't anyone there. I tried to call615-262-2502 but I never got an answer.
Tom
Tom
2011-06-27 18:34:01
Unknown
Just got a call from Cindy to call her back.  Thanks for the info on this site!!!
6158328282
6158328282
2011-06-24 14:14:15
Unknown
Call and left no message on my home phone
Teresa
Teresa
2011-06-06 20:52:43
Unknown
615-262-2502 I believe it is from a company Oliver, Cunningham & Moore. A telemarketing company currently collecting money for the Shriner's. Sp if in the past you donated money to them, that is why this company is calling.

I just called it and spoke to the lady that answered.
Bob
Bob
2011-06-06 20:52:43
Unknown
Jenny Hornsby called from this number and left her name only asking us to call her back.  I did with no answer.
daisy
daisy
2011-06-06 20:52:43
Unknown
It is the Shriners fundraiser people...
Annoyed
Annoyed
2011-06-06 20:52:43
Unknown
This jerk called my home at 8:11 p.m.  I didn't answer the call.  Left message "Yada, Yada, Yada.  Caller ID said "Cunningham & MO."  When I called the number back (twice), the phone range quite a few time, then an message came on stating "due to network difficulties, your call cannot be completed at this time."  Will report this jerk to the FCC.
S
S
2011-06-06 20:52:43
Unknown
Got the same message from Renee: "I've got a project that I thought you might be able to help me with". Won't be calling back after reading this info. Thanks!
Phil
Phil
2011-06-06 20:52:43
Unknown
Someone left me a message that said "Hi Phil this is Renee Volchick please call me at 262-2502."  I Googled the number and found the info on this page.  Thanks for the heads up.  I won't be calling back.
Angela
Angela
2011-06-06 20:52:43
Unknown
does the money actually go to the Shrine Circus?
John
John
2011-06-06 20:52:43
Unknown
Got a call from 615-262-2502.  The man on my answering machine just left his name as David and to give him a call back. I did call back but no one answers.
phil
phil
2011-06-06 20:52:43
Unknown
called at 10am, just said "Good morning, this is Lisa. please return my call at 262 2502." Not calling back. Ive already been asked to donate to shrine circus. wouldnt surprise me if it was them again.
Dks
Dks
2011-06-06 20:52:43
Unknown
Have been receiving calls from this number for the past week. Live in the Nashville area. Received one last night at 8:45 pm. Not a good idea to be calling that late for donations if that is what the call is about. Thanks to Mary in a previous post above reminded me of Comcasts feature and this number is now BLOCKED!  Easy enough. :) Thanks Mary and Comcast.
David N Jones
David N Jones
2011-06-06 20:52:43
Unknown
I found out the low down on these callers.  This is an outfit which calls seeking donations to give under priviledged children tickets to the Shrine Circus.  The company only gives a small percentage of funds collected for Shriners benefit funds. It is not like a Shriner's newspaper benefit drive, and the donations are not tax deductable.
Mary
Mary
2011-06-06 20:52:43
Unknown
JUST BLOCK THE CALLER!  Why play games with these people? I got calls every night for a week from 615-262-2502. I have Comcast service and you can easily block this caller and others.  Just get on your line (as if you were calling out), press the star key (*) and the numbers 6 and 0 and follow the recorded message. Other servers offer the same service - just call them and ask how to do it.
David B - Nashville
David B - Nashville
2011-06-06 20:52:43
Unknown
Got a call from Esa today; only left message to call this number...how strange!
Roger W
Roger W
2011-06-06 20:52:43
Unknown
Got a call from 615-262-2502. Left name of "Cheryl" and her number. I checked these messages. I will not be calling back.
Dave
Dave
2011-06-06 20:52:43
Unknown
I received a message from Debbie Mc Millian requesting a call back at 615-262-2502.  She said she was from Cunningham and Moore.  Reading the above comments I believe the call is really from the Shriners looking for donations.  The Shriners call my office every week looking for money.
Debbie
Debbie
2011-06-06 20:52:43
Unknown
I received an urgent message to call Jeffrey Tucker at 615-262-2502.  I felt like this was a telemarketer so I googled the number and found these comments, which were very helpful.  I will not be returning the call.
Beverly
Beverly
2011-06-06 20:52:43
Unknown
I received a message to call 615-262-2502 and when I called back for Jeffery Tucker he said he was with the local Shriners office.
eliz
eliz
2011-06-06 20:52:43
Unknown
Comes up as C & M Inc on caller id. We've turned off our answering machine, so no message.
MR
MR
2011-06-06 20:52:43
Unknown
No identifying information on this message left at my WORK number, so I googled it and found that it is a telemarketer number? I will not be calling back.
Mary
Mary
2011-06-06 20:52:43
Unknown
I just got the same message, to call a "Jan Fox" at that number.  No answer, and I let it ring forever.  8/6/08
Don
Don
2011-06-06 20:52:43
Unknown
Called my work number and left similar message.  Said something like "Hellp, this is Davey, we have a problem that I think you can help out on.  Give us a call at 615.262.2502."
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