How dare they!
Anyone who has answered the main line if an office knows that there are 86327630743 solicitations a day. A lot of them are very slick, and will casually ask for the CEO by first name,
Caller: “Hey there is Bill around?”
Me: “No he’s unavailable right now, can I take a message?”
Caller: “Oh, when is he back....?”
Me: “He’s unavailable right now, can I take a message?”
Basically it’s the standard trying to schmooze you into thinking they’re a personal friend of the bigwig....yeah asshat if you’re his buddy, how come you don’t have his direct line or his cell?
Well anyway, this person claimed to be from the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association raising money for families. My bullshit meter went off. So I took the guy’s name and number and called the PBA and they directed to to Internal Affairs where I have them all the info. I also used *67 to call the 800 # the solicitor gave me and some chick answered..”blah blah blah fund raising”.
It’s probably once of those shady set ups on 34th Street where they rent an office to anyone and there’s rows of folding tables and phones and they pack up and leave at a moments notice.
Well the PBA and IAD told me:
THE PBA NEVERT SOLICITS!
If someone calls your claiming to be from the PBA they’re LYING!
If you get a call, check your caller ID for a number. Try to get as much info as you can, a name, number make them think that you’re really busy at the moment but would LOVE to donate to the PBA.
Then call IAD at 212-741-8401 (it took a while but they will pick up).
Please if you can , make a report. Fraud is common but when it comes to NYPD and FDNY it gets me PISSED. How dare they use that to scam people.
I hope they get ass cancer. Fucking scumbags.
Caller: “Hey there is Bill around?”
Me: “No he’s unavailable right now, can I take a message?”
Caller: “Oh, when is he back....?”
Me: “He’s unavailable right now, can I take a message?”
Basically it’s the standard trying to schmooze you into thinking they’re a personal friend of the bigwig....yeah asshat if you’re his buddy, how come you don’t have his direct line or his cell?
Well anyway, this person claimed to be from the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association raising money for families. My bullshit meter went off. So I took the guy’s name and number and called the PBA and they directed to to Internal Affairs where I have them all the info. I also used *67 to call the 800 # the solicitor gave me and some chick answered..”blah blah blah fund raising”.
It’s probably once of those shady set ups on 34th Street where they rent an office to anyone and there’s rows of folding tables and phones and they pack up and leave at a moments notice.
Well the PBA and IAD told me:
THE PBA NEVERT SOLICITS!
If someone calls your claiming to be from the PBA they’re LYING!
If you get a call, check your caller ID for a number. Try to get as much info as you can, a name, number make them think that you’re really busy at the moment but would LOVE to donate to the PBA.
Then call IAD at 212-741-8401 (it took a while but they will pick up).
Please if you can , make a report. Fraud is common but when it comes to NYPD and FDNY it gets me PISSED. How dare they use that to scam people.
I hope they get ass cancer. Fucking scumbags.
