I received a call and no one spoke, then the line disconnected.

They called my house just a few minutes ago. The caller id and phone number that showed up said Pleasantville, PA 814-708-4393. When I first picked up the phone, the person on the other end did not say anything at all, they were just breathing on the phone. After a few minutes a lady asked for someone who used to live at my address and I asked her who she was and she said she was from the Pennsylvania Narcotic Officers Association. Once I told her that they no longer lived here, she said okay and hung up. I had never heard of the association she was talking about so I got online and looked it up and came across this page. The organization sounded suspicious and I tried to *69 the number and even call them back but it didn't even ring or anything.

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I Received a call from this number 800-891-5843 on April 14th 2008. Not the first time they've called. I picked up but remained silent and after a three second delay a man said hello and I replied, He then said "Wrong number" and hung up. I have gotten calls before from this " Pennsylvania Narcotic Officers Association " It is a telemarketing SCAM ! They usually call businesses. All they need do is give 2% of what they take in to any charity and that keeps them legal. They are registered as a charity in Pennsylvania but that doesnt mean they are legit. Here's a link to the Pennsylvania State Charity disclosure page on these clowns  http://web.dos.state.pa.us/cgi-bin/Charities/ ... 7715&orgtype=CO THEY TOOK IN MORE THAN A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS and spent 80% of it on Fundraising and Adminstrative costs! That means what they pocketed! I tried with earnest to find an actual police group of any kind that benefited from these people and could not find a one! None had ever even heard of these people. Remember Police don't need charity. They dont need your donations to do their job. They get paid thru YOUR tax dollars! They get extra funding thru confiscated property sales. And Police are PROHIBITED by law for asking for donations! These guys calling are NOT cops! They are slick. If you listen real careful they say they are "representing" some officers association which I can't even find really exists! If you want to donate to a REAL police benefit organization give to one that is KNOWN and verifiable like the Fraternal Order of Police or The Philadelphia Hero Scholarship Fund not these scammers.
Caller ID: PA Narcotic Officers Assoc
Caller: PA Narcitic Officers Assoc
Caller Type: Telemarketer
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I Received a call from this number 800-891-5843 on April 14th 2008. Not the first time they've called. I picked up but remained silent and after a three second delay a man said hello and I replied, He then said "Wrong number" and hung up. I have gotten calls before from this " Pennsylvania Narcotic Officers Association " It is a telemarketing SCAM ! They usually call businesses. All they need do is give 2% of what they take in to any charity and that keeps them legal. They are registered as a charity in Pennsylvania but that doesnt mean they are legit. Here's a link to the Pennsylvania State Charity disclosure page on these clowns  http://web.dos.state.pa.us/cgi-bin/Charities/ ... 7715&orgtype=CO THEY TOOK IN MORE THAN A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS and spent 80% of it on Fundraising and Adminstrative costs! That means what they pocketed! I tried with earnest to find an actual police group of any kind that benefited from these people and could not find a one! None had ever even heard of these people. Remember Police don't need charity. They dont need your donations to do their job. They get paid thru YOUR tax dollars! They get extra funding thru confiscated property sales. And Police are PROHIBITED by law for asking for donations! These guys calling are NOT cops! They are slick. If you listen real careful they say they are "representing" some officers association which I can't even find really exists! If you want to donate to a REAL police benefit organization give to one that is KNOWN and verifiable like the Fraternal Order of Police or The Philadelphia Hero Scholarship Fund not these scammers.

Called my place of employment and asked for the owner. No caller ID but *69ed and was given this number. Told them the owner was not available and they hung up.

Pain in the a** call.

Called yesterday. I could hear someone breathing, but they didn't say anything. I called the number on the caller ID and it said they were the PA Narcotics Officers Assoc. It is an agency to collect funds for the Narcotics officers.
This agency has called me in the past and I told them I don't give information (as far as making donations) over the phone because there are a lot of fraudulent people out there saying they collecting money for this or that but it's all going into their pocket. I keep telling them to send me something in writing but I have yet to get anything.