I advertised my busienss on caraigslist over the weekend and all of a sudden I'm getting phone calls from this number. A lady who only spoke spanish was the caller. Location was Boca Raton, Florida.

Just got a call and no one said anything....8:45 am

very true. charity for police families.

Sorry, you need to remove those first few calls I believe they are plants from the telemarketer co. with number & fake name to throw every one off the trail. THIS IS NOT POLICE. THIS IS A CHEAT & GIMMICK, IMO. Do not be fooled! YOU CANNOT CALL BACK, IT IS A TRICK. So are the 1st few calls to make you fell secure when you 1sr come to site.  Take those fake calls off site!!!
IMO they are SPAM.

why at 8:15 in the am?

Legit. Fraternal order of Police. Not a scam. They do charity work

I agree with Boca Raton.  Why 8:15 in the morning.  Isn't there a Florida law that solicitors are not supposed to call before 9:00 am and after 9:00 pm?

Called at 8:15 am .......did not leave a message...very disturbing

called 8:00PM on Sunday?? -- DNLM --

Call received at 8:00 A.M....no one said anything, this is 2nd call in 2 weeks, if they are soliciting money then they need to talk!

call comes in the mornings and no one answers when you say hello

Called at 8:58 AM.  No response on from caller.

Not sure who they are but don't trust them

Got a call from this number at 8:17 this morning!!! I was scrambling around trying to get the phone before they woke up my husband, who is still in the bed with the flu- too late, woke him up!!  ugh.

LAST WEEK RECEIVED A SOLICITATION CALL FROM A PERSON CLAIMING THEY WERE THE FL STATE TROOPERS, TOLD THEM THAT WE ARE RETIRED, PAY OUR TAXES, AND DON'T NEED TO DONATE TO THE TROOPERS.  THIS MORNING, AT 8:16 AM, I WAS AWAKENED BY A CALLER ASKING "IS RAMON AVAILABLE"?  WHEN I ANSWERED "YES", HE SAID "O.K." AND HUNG-UP.  WHEN I GOT UP AT 8:45 AM I PROCEEDED TO CALL THEM TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THEIR CALL, BUT NO ONE ANSWERED.  WHEN I GOOGLED THE NUMBER ON MY PHONE ID, I SAW THIS SITE, AND FOUND OUT THAT THEY HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A WHILE.  I THINK THAT THEY PROBABLY CALLED ME TO HARASS ME FOR NOT GIVING-IN TO THEIR PREVIOUS MONEY SOLICITATION.

Fraternal Order of Police asking for donations.  Its legit and goes to a good cause.

They called at 8:23 today.... my husband answered.  They asked for my husband by name and then said "oh this is you...and immediately hung up.
We are on the no call list and have asked to be removed from all lists.

Just received call at 8:33am and no one responded when I asked who was calling. Caller ID shows FL FOB FOUND.

FL FOP Foundation...fraternal order of police...charity work for families with fallen officers etc.

Some random thoughts after I received a call/hangup from this #:

(1) If you call me @ 8:05 AM, you had better have a VERY good reason for doing so. (It looks like calling at the earliest acceptable time, or even a hair before, is the standard M.O. for this outfit.)

(2) If you hang up on me when I answer the phone after 3 rings, obviously you don't have a good reason to be calling me; it's more likely you're just trying to find out whether you get an answer at that hour.

They are legit but a VERY small portion of their donations actually go to the police. I worked for them for 3 days in 1992 until I spoke to a friend of mine who was a deputy sheriff in Brevard County at the time and found out just how little they actually do for the police officers.

Just have to understand most "charity organizations" only donate a portion of their profits to the cause they claim to be calling for. Breast cancer, feed the children, whatever.

Received call 10/9/09 9:34AM didn't leave message.
Received call 10/12/09 9:59AM.  Asked for me by name and when I said "speaking" they hung up!

Ask how much of your money actually goes to the Fl Fop. I have had people call fro donations and only 10% goes to the charity and 90% to the company making the calls. If you want to donate money to a charity do it directly with that charity.

Boy, these folks are persistent, if nothing else.

This morning was the THIRD call this week (that I am aware of), all allegedly from "FL FOP FNDN", from three different numbers in three different cities:

561-807-0497 (Palm Beach Co.)
954-692-2262 (Broward Co.)
941-866-7923 (South Central coast)

I also see there are an awful lot of "support the charity" posts, oftentimes the first one in the thread. Methinks the telemarketer doth protest too much. Smells too much like professional, hired-gun telemarketers as opposed to a legit charity. Be guided accordingly.

They call at 9:30 in the morning.  I don't bother answering.

Keep calling here over and over

In Palm Beach County, the Sheriff's office warns citizens against phone scams, some of them posing as charities.  Since it is impossible to verify the legitimacy of FL FOP FNDN 561-807-0497, everyone needs to send them this message:  If you are legitimate and obviously you have my name or my wife's name/phone number, put your pitch in the mail along with a verified audit showing what percent of the "donations" you collect actually go to the cause you purport to represent. Include a name and phone number of an actual law enforcement liaison for further verification, otherwise you are a fraud.  

Most likely, these are telemarking bottom feeders getting around the Do-Not-Call law by posing as a charity.  Most if not all of anything you may "pledge" over the phone goes in their pockets.

Law enforcement authorities repeatedly warn NOT to give credit card or other personal information to unknown callers.

Be suspcious of anyone on this site who makes statements that FL FOP FNDN callers are legitimate. It's likely the telemarketers themselves attempting to counteract the growing frustration and rage.

Anyone who calls from 561-807-0497 during early morning hours or on weekends is in violation, charity or not.

We're working to actually track this telemarker down, get a restraining order, shut off their phones, expose them by name, home address and home phone exactly who is behind these telemarketing preditors.  

If you get a call and a hangup, they are most likely using a predictive dialer, also unlawful.  

When I received another call at 10:38 a.m. today, the caller failed to properly identify himself by first and last name and to clearly state up front the purpose of his call.

This was the second call from the same number in the past month.  It is obviously an outbound telemarketing line.  That's why you can't call it back or no one answers. Spoof cards available cheaply on the Internet allow callers to plug in any area code, number and business name to fool your caller ID.  Makes you feel real comfortable, doesn't it?


Only give to charities you know, trust and can verify.  Legitimate charities don't annoy and hang up. Legitimate charities clearly identify themselves and offer a call-back number, corporate address and will comply with requests for written materials via the postal service.

If enough people who actually get someone on the phone scream back at them repeatedly, maybe they'll get as sick and tired of it as we are of their relentless calls.

Meanwhile, here's a warning to FL FOP FNDN.  We will find the telemarketing preditors and reveal you and determine if we can take legal action against you for invasion of privacy and harrassment.   We have a right to be left alone.  Charity or not, once anyone on the Do-Not-Call list asks to be removed from your list and not be called again, you ARE required by law to comply.  That means you are committing a federal crime if you call again.

They're calling to help the Florida Fraternal Order of Police with their fundraising efforts. I called the number back and was directed to their customer service department. They can answer your questions, help with donating, etc. You can also go to floridastatefop.org for more information or to contact them.    

The FOP are doing great things to help police officers and their families.

7:00 Called and hung up. I have talked with these folks before and thought it was actual FOP. Do not answer them or give them any money.

lEGAL SCAM. This is a fund raiser. Only a small % actually gets to the Fraternal Order of Police foundation. Most of your $ fund the fund raiser and telecom solicitors. I know, I used to be one till I heard the other telemarketers relentlessly "working" old people on fixed incomes. It's a sad scene, the callers try to make you think they are actually cops, without saying so. It's pretty disgusting, I quit the job and refuse to support it's proliferance. Donate directly, to me this is BS.