I called the number back and it was a company called tradenet,I believe they wanted to sell me on them selling my car.

Doesn't work. Just hangs up on you. I thin this is a scam to get you to call so that they can capture your number.

Life long Democrat. Sold red white and blue candles for McGovern when I was a little kid. Voting Green in every election from now on because of Harris Direct. Thanks.

Why should I have to call someone, give them my number and name, register with them to keep them from calling me? This is extortion.

How about if I call you 17 time a day and require you to call back so I can put your number on a "live" list to sell? I don't think we should have to put up with this. Can you say class action?

Stop calling us at all hours

They call 2 to 3 times almost daily! Reported to BBB as suggested on this board. When I get to a real keyboard will draft and send letters to the listed charities on their site namely WWF, DNC, Sierra Club, Doctors w/o Borders, and Planned Parenthood. (Wait...having typed this list, except for DNC they are all feel-good charities. Then add DNC back and it would seem this marketer is trying to irritate people about DNC as it is an outlier in this group! You think?)

Three hang ups from this number in 24 hours

Plastic Disc -
Thank you, as well.
With best wishes -
HZH

Thank you, JLC, for your informative post.
These calls are frequent and disruptive
Best Wishes From NYC -
HZH

Thank You 'sja'

, I don't anwser, maybe they will stop.

Unknown caller is hasssling me!!!

same thing.  They call every day.  When I answer, nobody there.  EVER!
Caller ID lists them as HARRIS M
818-591-8391

This number never stop calling my HM phone for almost six months.  I once picked the phone and shouted to it:" stop calling" but it is still coming.  Actually I Googled some callers who said they represent "Charity", they are not.  They just use any legal Charity's name, such as " Doctor without the border" ( it is my support Org.), for money then they will keep big portion of it and may give little to the Organizations they "used" so they would boast that they indeed do some "good works" in order to keep luring money from people.  "Not To Call List" is no use I tried because of above reason.  The only way you can do is to ignore their call or if you are not in good mood, shout at them.  If you would like to donate to the organization you support, do it directly through their website. ( They can be checked and all have own website)

Get calls from them constantly.  Emailed them and requested to be taken off their call list.  We'll see what happens.

Linthicum Heights, MD

Calls and thanks me for my donation.  I never made any donations recently, so some kind of annoyance caller.  Says M. Harris or "Harris Direct" company that works on behalf of not-for-profits or some BS like that.

f*** doctors without borders for hiring these incompetent idiots to run their phone campaign. they have lost an entire office worth of support. dumbasses.


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Phone: 212-679-6800
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These people have called several times & never leave a message.
Tonight they started calling around 8:pm, in a half hour they kept calling 6 times.
I am on do not call list, but that doesn't seem to work with these people.

Ive turned off the answerer, so they cannt leave a message,  but theyve called several times before

Harris Direct is a legitimate company that calls for money on behalf of its clients -- I think they are all exempt from thedo not call list, but still just as annoying.
International Relief Organizations

Doctors Without Borders
Amnesty International
U.S. Fund for UNICEF
Catholic Charities
The Salvation Army
World Emergency Relief
The American Red Cross
Art Museums

American Film Institute
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA-L.A.)
Seattle Art Museum
Portland Art Museum
Public Broadcasting Networks

WTTW Chicago
WETA Washington, D.C.
KAET, Arizona
WHYY Philadelphia
Georgia Public Television
Houston Public Television
Oregon Public Broadcasting
KPFK Pacifica Radio
KUED Utah
KERA Texas
Environmental Organizations

World Wildlife Fund
Defenders of Wildlife
National Wildlife Federation
The Wilderness Society
California State Parks Foundation
Sierra Club
The Audubon Society
Defenders of Wildlife
Greenpeace
The Natural Resources Defense Council
Political

Democratic National Committee
Obama for America
Women's Rights

Planned Parenthood Federation of America
NARAL Pro Choice America
Medical Research Foundations

Retinitis Pigmentosa International – Fighting Blindness
AIDs Research & Treatment

The Whitman Walker AIDS Clinic
Project Open Hand
Jewish Organizations

HILLEL, The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life
B’Nai B’Rith Youth Organization
Jewish Home of San Francisco
UJA – Western Region
Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco
Civil Rights Organizations

American Civil Liberties Union
The United Negro College Fund
The National Urban League
GLAAD
The LA Gay & Lesbian Center
Community Based Organizations

United Way of Greater Los Angeles
Progressive Organizations

Common Cause
The League of Women Voters

Going to the Harris Marketing web site, you can find this listing:

Jim Harris: 818-222-3470 ext 102

I recommend calling that number and leaving a message for Mr. Harris.  It's only courteous of us to help Mr. Harris understand that there is a problem with his business's auto dialer. And I think EVERYONE should be courteous and CALL HIM. OFTEN.

I am receiving these calls even though our number is on the National Do Not Call List. I have informed caller of this and we are still receiving calls from this number...

As I understand, there is a loophole in the "Do Not Call" Registry.  When you donate to most charities such as Doctors Without Borders you silently give permission for their marketing companies such as Harris Direct, to legally bypass your "Do Not Call" preferences.  It is not the charities themselves who are conducting business this way, but the marketing companies they hire who conduct this practice.

Our options are:
1) Contact Harris Direct by phone, email or snail mail and tell them to take your name off their list and remove your telephone numbers.  This action obligates to do so.

2) Contact whatever charity you have ever donated to let them know that these practices by the marketing companies they hire are costing them donations.  This is what I did  with Doctors Without Borders.  As long as the marketing companies they hire continue to do business this way I will no longer donate to their organization.

I know this is not the only way to end up on their list, but it is one of the more common paths that most people are unaware of.

I've gotten this caller for 4 weeks now, sometimes 2 or 3 times a day. What IS going on?? Can this stop?

I got a call from this number and it read "Harris Direct".  Didn't answer it.

Harris Direct calls people according to donations they have made in the past.  If you donated to Doctors without Borders, that's who you'll get a request from.  If you donated to the Democratic National Committee, it will be from them.  Political solicitations are not required to honor the Do Not Call list.

Expect a lot of this just prior to an election.  Actually, it's a smart thing for someone like DWB or DNC to do, as you've already indicated with your donations that you support their cause.  It is annoying, however, that it is so difficult to get off their list.

Someone from this number has called my cell phone approximately 6-7 times. Twice just today.

this is doctor's without borders irresponsible telemarketing firm. i called and spoke with a development assistant at their NYC headquarters...they will put you on the do not call list. this is CRAZY F-UP'd TELEMARKETING! THESE PEOPLE ARE ON CRACK! they call me like three times a day. and instead of letting it be a missed call i answer and just sit there. a few times i was in the john and i flushed the toilet in their ears which is the most appropriate response to this kind of aggressive bu***hit. doctors without borders will NEVER GET A SINGLE CENT FURTHER FROM ME AS A RESULT OF THIS SHITTY BEHAVIOR.

Contact Us
USA Headquarters

333 7th Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, NY  10001-5004

Phone: 212-679-6800
Fax: 212-679-7016

Make a donation online or toll-free at 1-888-392-0392.
24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Calling the 818-222-3470 number seemed to work.  At least I reached a person who promised to remove me from their list.  If this is truly a Doctors Without Borders connection, that organization has seen its last donation from me.  What a disappointing link to what I have always believed to be a great organization.