WOW...SUSAN WHEN YOU MENTIONED THE CHIPPER VOICE ASKING FOR YOUR HUSBAND AN THEN SNEEZING AS A DISTRACTION, HE DI THE SAME THING WITH ME BUT COUGHED INSTEAD! CRAZY...SEEMS THEY HAVE NOTHING CONSTRUCTIVE TO DO WITH THEIR LIFE.
THANKS FOR CLEARING THIS MATTER UP. NOW I KNOW NOT TO GIVE TO THESE CALLERS AKA SCAM CALLS!

SO TIRE OF GETTING THESE CALLS EVERY DAY! MAKE IT STOP...PLEASE!

914-339-9572called again today and  is one of the numbers that is calling me under the name of NYSFOP. They call every year and I would like them to stop....

Just received a phone call today from the FOP NY.  My gut was telling me it was a scam, and obviously from the above posts it is.  They first asked for my husband; in a very chipper friendly voice. Once I said he was not home (which was the truth), the guy on the other line sneezes says "sorry" hangs up.  No good bye, no nothing. The sneeze was to distract me from not wondering why he did not say "Could you take a message." , "When will he be home." etc........Years ago a guy I knew who was a police officer told me to NEVER give police/firefighters money over the phone.  He said half of the calls are scams.

In this age of identity theft, you have no real idea who is calling. To protect yourself, do not give any information, pledge to donate a certain amount, nor confirm the spelling of you full first name and last name. Tell them to send a form or a letter to see if it is legitimate and decide if you will make a donation
after you see proof and check on the internet. It is foolish and possibly dangerous to conduct any business on the phone unless you know who it is.

on do not call list

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I used to work for the NY FOP fundraising company (we were paid solicitors by a company called CDG management) andI can tell you first hand this place is a complete scam, preying on the weak and the sick.  We were told to make 500+ calls a day and intimidate and basically beg for pledges from these people, and it broke my heart that the only people who would mainly were old and sick people, sometimes giving up a months medication to chip in their yearly 10 dollar donation.  The truth it at most 15% of the donation goes to the FOP lodge, the rest of it lines the crooks pockets who run it.  I heard the president of CDG recently bought himself a 7 million dollar estate with the profits stolen from people who just wanted to do some good.

Another trick is, if you donate to the FOP, about a week or two later they will put you on the PBA and the firemans association call lists, so that they try to get triple the donation from you before they call back asking for more 2-3 months later.  Most of the people who call you are drunks or stoned at the time, one of the managers in my call center was also the main pot dealer for most of the employees.

We were not allowed to put you on the DNC list unless you specifically said "Put me on your do not call list"  Requesting "please take me off your call list" was not good enough, and we would get written up for doing so if you worded it that way.

Poster Snow on here works for CDG and spreads all kinds of lies and disinformation, just look at any other states FOP listing on here and youll see the same copy/pasted reply from him.  I know they shut down our call center aout 1.5 years ago, but it seems they have recently opened up a new one.  If you want to screw with them, tell them you want to make a 250 dollar donation the next time they call, then just throw the pledge kit away when you receive it.  Put the sticker on your car if you want, hell its free anyway.  They are allowed to call you 4 more times to tell you to send in the money, buts its not like its a bill and you dont have to pay anything.  If you dont mind a few more harrassing phone calls, it is worth it to screw them over and make their "sales" numbers way overinflated vs their actual collections, and will lead to them being shut down again.

Feel free to ask more questions and I will gladly answer them, I know the company pretty well being a former manager there myself.  And please copy/paste this to any other FOP listings that you see on this site, the compnay is a f***ing scam and the owners will burn in hell for their thieving ways and total disregard for the financial damage they have done to those who donate even though they cant afford it only because they were intimidated into donating.

someone calls me from here and hangs up before machine picks up.

These scam artists called again today around 1:00 PM.  I didn't answer, but I know they keep changing their phone numbers.  I keep complaining to the DNC list, keep adding their phone numbers.  I have answered some of their calls in the past to  yell at them to stop calling me. Doesn't do any good.

call from 914 -339- 5600 left no message called at 8:52 am

Called that number back with untraceable phone. Answering machine said they were the fraternal order of police. Yeah right, public service ads on local radio stations say NEVER GIVE MONEY to those folks- that`s not how legitimate charitable organizations do things.

ID Came up as FOP so it was probably the people that grrr noted above. Same MO as noted by vic colasano above.
If they are a real problem, most phone services will allow you to block several numbers without charging extra.  You'll have to look into your individual provider to see what free services they provide.

".........If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem"

phone just rang. 2 rings and hung up. 914-339-5600 caller id said FOP NY. I have seen this id before but never answer. Seems a little creepy that they call and hang up after 2 rings.

8:16am  FOP NY  incredibly vacuous organization preying on those they think are not wise to their tactics.  They are being traced as this is written.

8:53 received a call from the number above. They hung up before the machine picked up. My caller ID said FOP NY?????

Got a call at 8:51am and caller left no message either. Perplexing

BRIAN MEENTEMEYER STOP CALL CELL 910-9906

Sure, they are doing a great job if you don't mind the fact that they keep approximately 74% of your donation to cover their running costs.  The people calling you are nothing but professional fundraisers who rip you off in the name of charity.

I get a call from FOP every single day. They are so annoying. They even have different area codes. I have caller id on my tv, phones and caller id device. I NEVER pick up when they call or when an UNKNOWN calls. Sometimes the caller id would show a zero as a phone number. They are all scammers! Stay away from the phone when they call.

I received a call from this number today....no message...just the usual hangup. People...why do you answer these calls? Caller ID is the best invention since sliced bread. I get at least 3 hangup calls a day from "unknowns" or telemarketers looking for money, info, etc. Just check the number...and delete, delete, delete.

Gees I got a call from there and didn't pick up. Thanks for the info

People who pay taxes should not make donation to anyone. These are scam artists.

Bull! If the Fraternal Order of Police needs funding, let them get it from their membership, in the same manner as the VFW, American Legion and NRA. They're a special interest group and serve the interest of their members and no one else. To solicit money from the general public is the height of hubris.

NO CONVERSATION

Guy called asking for a Stephen (person who had our phone nr before us) and I am like, you have the wrong number, there is no Stephen here. And he was like, 'ok, so sorry, bye' and never addressed himself of where he was calling from. Lucky I have caller i.d. on our tv so I can see who's calling.

According to an article on the allbusiness site, only 12% of the money raised by the phone solicitors for the NY Fraternal Order of Police actually GOES to that organization.  88% of the money goes to OVERHEAD!  

So all you are doing by giving these people money is paying for the telemarketers to call you for yet more donations.  

I have no idea exactly what the NYSFOP does that is worthwhile, but I know that most of the charities that use direct phone calling get very little back from those campaigns.   Some get even less than 12%.  

If you think a charity does good work, check for how much of their money goes to fundraising and education, as compared to actual programs.  I mention education because many of the charities count their fundraising letters as part of an 'education program' to help minimize their overhead figures.

I'm not sure I understand the purpose (or lack thereof) of being on a "do not call registry" if people are still able to call and try to solicit donations???

Sorry the correct website is www.nysfop.org

This phone number is calling to do fund raising for the New York State Fraternal Order of Police. I have called the number.  It directs you to a customer service department that can answer questions, help you donate, or anything else related to the FOP. Also, there?s information on www.nysfop.com, you can contact them there with any questions or requests.
The FOP is doing a lot of really great things for New York police officers and the people that call are trying to help them raise money so they can do even more good.