Someone called and said that they were calling a claimant for Social Security disability and the caller lied and said they were calling from the office of Northwest Disability Advocates (lawyers office).
There is nobody here by the name of JAY.
Is this really the Social Security Administration trying to pry into talking to clients without the legal protection of their lawyer?

not sure if this is a hoax, but they got me to commit to a 10.00 donation for a care packet / for the navy, and they started asking for 40.00 first. i am looking to see if this would be a real donation, and found this site. Not sure if i want to send my donation now. maybe i should just find another way to donate to our troops, officially.

@ 2:23 PM on 7/25/07, I received a call from 888-398-2271 ID unavailable.

I received calls from this number at dinner time three or four times a week it's so annoying they don't stop talking they just want donations, for the state troopers or veterans association, how can i stop this?????

Very rude people asking me to make donations so they can send care packages to Iraq.  They really don't like taking "no" for an answer.  He kept telling me he was going to "Put me down for 15 dollars" and no matter how much I said "no" he kept talking over me insisting I was going to donate.  I got so mad I just yelled over him that I'm not giving him any money and hung up.

Asked for a Mary, said was none here, he said sorry and hung up before i colud say I've had this number over a year, don't call again.

Calls 3 or more times per day 6 days a week for donations to Navy disabled veterans. Will not take my number off his call list.

I don't answer phone calls that say "Toll-Free" - they didn't leave a message. From what I read above, I'm glad I didn't answer.

I politely told the man we were onthe do not call list and asked him to remove us from their list. He then hung up. Rude. They should be shut down.

This number called and said they were AC (something vets).  I said to take me off the list, and I am on the DO NOT CALL list.  He said, "But you always help us!"  I hung up.  2 years ago I got stuck with this - Navy Vets or something, and they kept sending harassing letters asking for my donation.  Last year I told them not to call me again.  Whoops!  They called again this year.

Got a call on answering machine from 888-398-2271 -- left no message. This was about 1 min(as shown on Ans Mach) after a call from 207-233-5702 no message which has been calling too.

These peopla have called our home at least 15 times a day for the last 2 weeks. Who are they?  We don't answer ANY calls with a toll-free phone number, but we're getting very tired of getting nothing but toll-free calls (at least 50 a day).

A person called me from 888 398-2271 and asked to speak to me in person.  He knew my name and when I got on the phone he hung up.

I received a call from them today. The lady identified herself and said she was calling from ASC and wanted a $200.00 (you read it correctly) donation to sent care packages to the Navy sailors in Iraq. I told her that I have a U.S. Marine over there and I support him and his platoon by sending them stuff when they request it. She said , "that's fine, but this is for the Navy." I told her that the Marines are part of the Navy and she told me that they were not! I laughed at her and said my late father was a Navy man and my son is a Marine so I know what I'm talking about. She got rather rude with me and offered to send me an envelope so I could send back my donation of $200.00. I asked where do I send it to and was told that it was a PO Box number. I told her I don't think so.

Got a call from the about 10 minutes ago... Even though you cant call the FCC on them because they are a non-profit organization and exempt from the "do not call list", you can call the IRS on them..

You'd be surprised how willing the IRS is to investigate non profit organizations. My Mom is a CPA for a cooperation, and she had to attend a tax seminar for non profit organizations.

She told me that the IRS uses any excuse to nit pick at non-profit organizations, because they are usually exempt from taxes..

so to scare them (i have done it and it works, tell them to take your number off the call list or you will call the IRS on them and make a report of "suspected Non-profit tax fraud."

and of course the person will argue that what they do is legal and has the approval of the IRS, but all you need to tell them is that "Regardless of weather you are legal or not, if the IRS smells fraud they will be all over you with a fine tooth comb. So while you may be legal, that wont prevent the IRS from making your life a living hell for the next year or so"

It worked for me.. maybe it will work for you

Unites Stated Navy Veteran Association

It appears to me that they have telemarketers call you and then you send donation to the Unites Stated Navy Veteran Association.  Since the donation you make is tax deductible it does not go through to the telemarketer.  In the address it has PMB 263 Contrib Process CTR-FL which leads me to believe this is how the Unites Stated Navy Veteran Association keeps track of which telemarketer to pay. If I do contribute I will contribute directly to them and not use this envelope.

I received many calls with no message left. When i finally had enough, i picked up the phone. The man asked for someone who i had no idea who it was, as i explained to him the situation and asked him to KINDLY take my phone # off their caller list, he was an a**hole and cowardly hung up. Great waste of time. I've called this number around 100 times and left messages which will probably never be heard, but i felt vindicated......

This is a bogus call center who is using the Iraq war as a means to get money.  This is not sponsored by the Navy or anyone who is directly connected to the military.  If you wish to donate to the troops overseas, contact your local Veterans Organizations, such as Am Vets, American Legion, VFW, or contact your local reserve or national guard units.  DO NOT SUPPORT THESE SCAM COMPANIES, ESPECIALLY IN THE NAME OF OUR TROOPS IN IRAQ !!!!!!!

Caller ID shows a call while I was out.  I agree with the premise that telemarketing for "charity" is a fake. They never leave a message with an address to mail a contribution to. According to others "U.S. Navy Vets" is the "charity", and in my own experience they have been a repeat offender. I think that if they call when I am in I will use the tactic of making a "contribution" with fake data. It punishes them by wasting their time trying to process it.

Received message on answering machine.  First a snide statement in spanish and then a second person came on and used vulgar language in English.  I still have the recording which I will attempt to get to some authorities.

calls all hours of the day.  i told them to stop calling after finding this web site. hopefully it will work.

Got a call at 7:24pm today central time. Answered and heard laughing and then was hung up on. Got a call again 3 minutes later at 7:27pm from same number, didnt answer this time just let it go to answering machine and of course they did not leave a message.

At 5:02 PM EST. I received a call - the conversation started with "Hello, and I replied back "Hi". Then the caller a male voice said "Glad to hear that Mam".
The spiel went off about donations to the Navy in Iraq. Once the man had stopped speaking so I could reply again, I said "I have family in the Navy, and serving in Iraq, I donate to the AmVets and the Paraylzed Vets of America" with that I got a rude CLICK!
Scammers... shame they are using our Troops as bait.

12 Oct 2007 5:47 PM.  This number has called numerous times over the past year.  Last year they said they were calling from DC requesting donations for the US Navy veterans' care packages to send to Iraq.  # is on the state and national no call lists, but this vets'charity website did appear legitimate.  However, the 2006 donation form came from Springfield, MO and not DC.  Thanks so much everyone for the information!

no message left on machine really annoying

Got a call at about 12:50 pm.  Young woman identiried herself as from US Naval Veterans organization.  First clue that she was hired knownohting.  When I told her my husband was a Coastie, she said that they represent all 4 organizations.  So I told her she had skipped our branch if they only represented 4.  Second clue that she was a hired knownothing.  So she started telling me about care packages, and I told her about my local neighborhood grocery store that does Care packages for $20.  Told her thank you for calling and hung up.  So on the strength of that exchange, I guess that I will send another care package via Raley's next time I go in.   I know they are honest.

This number showed up on my caller Id, I answered it (home-business phone, have to answer it). They asked for someone completely different than anyone who works with our company. Told them they had the wrong number, and I hung up on him before he could say anything else. He was kind of laughing when I told him he had the wrong number, Figured it was a telemarketer.

Called and Caller ID said Toll-Free #....so I called the number back said it was the U.S. navy Veteran Charity and no one was available to take my call. Put in my Caller Rejection list.

Just got a call from 888-398-2271    I also didn't answer cause I was on another call and I did not recognize this number.

A lady voice saying "hello" in a very stylish manner.When I said "Hi"...., The call was cut.