what is the big deal, so what they wont take you off, just say sorry not interested, how hard is that? Really...they are just trying to help people in need!
but tammy, if a reasonable amount went to the charity,i would. it is simply a scam, but instead of trying to rip-off old people they want to rip-off everyone.
My God, I can't believe all you people are bitching, its a phone call, simply just say not interested. Its not that big of a deal. OMG, or heres a thought try helping out a organization in need.....
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Mark
Just received a call from this company which I identified through my caller ID. I asked them to remove my name from their list. The reply was "what an [***]".
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DonateSmartly
For those who commented that people shouldn't "complain" about telemarketers and just "help people in need". I both agree and disagree with your comments. I whole heartedly agree that people should donate time and money to "respectable charities". However, people should be aware of telemarketing goons that are counting on people’s charity so they can make a buck. You may ask what makes a charity “respectable”. I considered "respectable charities" are those where large portion of their revenue (donations) go directly to the cause they stand for...and guess what? There are a lot of cold-calling Telemarketing companies that look for donations at the expense of a charity. I say at the "expense" of the charity, because they use legitimate charities to skim their "fees" off the top of your "donation". You would be surprised to hear that typically only 10-20% of your donation actually goes to the charity some cold-calling telemarketers are calling you about. I don't know about you, but I would much rather donate directly to a charity and have 60%-95% of my donation go directly to helping disabled veterans, cure cancer, feed starving children...etc. What these telemarketers should actually say is that the majority of your donation will go to the telemarketing company i am working for, while only 10-20% will go to the charity i am calling about. In fact, the next time a telemarketer calls asking for donations to some charity, get some information first, and then put your call on hold while you check things out online. People who call directly from "Respectable charities" will have no issues waiting for you to check things out. The reason is it takes a lot of time and overhead costs to get 1 donation via cold calling. Charities know this and so do telemarketers. The difference is that telemarketers are focused on making as many calls as possible, because they have more pressure to make back the 10%-20% they must give to those charities. Telemarketers must give to these charities not because that is their purpose, it’s so they can circumvent the national do-not-call registry. Charities are exempt from the national do-not-call registry, and telemarketers use this loop hole by "obtaining donations towards charities”. It should also be noted that every “respectable charity” that has called me will always come up on my caller id named something like the charity they stand for. I’ve also never had a “respectable charity” not keep their own do-not-call list (even though they don’t have to). So, here’s a quick recap on what you should do the next time you get a cold-call from a telemarketer asking about donating to some charity: 1.) Get the name, address, and phone number of the nonprofit 501(c)(3) Charity they are calling about 2.) Ask how much of your donation today would go directly to this nonprofit charity 3.) Then put your call on hold while you check things out online a. If you can’t make a decision based on the percentage of your donation that’s going to the charity the telemarketer is calling about and then use information about how well the Charity uses its revenues (donations). Use a Charity watchdog site to look up the validity of the charity and find out how much of its revenue (donations) go directly to its cause. i. * http://www.charitynavigator.org/ ii. http://www.charitywatch.org/ iii. http://www2.guidestar.org/ b. If you are unable to find the nonprofit charity using the charity watch dog sites, then at least verify the charity is registered as 501(c)(3) nonprofit Charity by using the following IRS webpage: http://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/ c. If your still unable to make your decision then go the Federal Trade Commission website and check the telemarketer\charity for any fraud complaints: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/charityfraud/ d. If you don’t feel comfortable giving money over the phone, I would suggest you say no thank you to donating at this time. Then take the time to get the mailing address of the charity and send them a check directly with your donation. This way, no overhead needs to be wasted on them sending you mail and performing further phone calls.
*Please note: I personally like charitynavigator.org because you don’t have to setup a free account to look at a charities financial information and overall rating.
I am positive that “Respectable Charities” everywhere thank you for taking the time to read this information. They look forward to more of your donation reaching their cause instead of lining the pockets of greedy heartless people or businesses.
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waldo
Insight is a scam.....they claim to give 15% but i doubt that...they only pay 8.00....thats why the agents are so rude and dumb.......they even tell you to lie on your app about having a felony. The company is ran by a white man but all the agents are dumb blunt smoking blacks it may be two white trashes mixed in. The agents get high and sale alcohol on their 15 min breaks....this company has been around for 10 yrs...so obviously the complaints dont help.JUST DONT DONATE
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previous insight employee
I used to work at insight here is the trick of getting off the list start speaking spanish and u will be removed. They as in insight will not keep u on any list if u speak another language..I'm trying to help people who are annoyed and I hope I did..
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Bevies
I have called twice to have our number removed, but then just get called from another MI number. Also, if we leave the answering machine get it, it screws up the machine. They leave no message and then our machine just buzzes until we get up and disconnect it. Driving us nuts. I will be contacting thre AG and the FCC.
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"what an [***]".
So, here’s a quick recap on what you should do the next time you get a cold-call from a telemarketer asking about donating to some charity:
1.) Get the name, address, and phone number of the nonprofit 501(c)(3) Charity they are calling about
2.) Ask how much of your donation today would go directly to this nonprofit charity
3.) Then put your call on hold while you check things out online
a. If you can’t make a decision based on the percentage of your donation that’s going to the charity the telemarketer is calling about and then use information about how well the Charity uses its revenues (donations). Use a Charity watchdog site to look up the validity of the charity and find out how much of its revenue (donations) go directly to its cause.
i. * http://www.charitynavigator.org/
ii. http://www.charitywatch.org/
iii. http://www2.guidestar.org/
b. If you are unable to find the nonprofit charity using the charity watch dog sites, then at least verify the charity is registered as 501(c)(3) nonprofit Charity by using the following IRS webpage: http://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/
c. If your still unable to make your decision then go the Federal Trade Commission website and check the telemarketer\charity for any fraud complaints: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/charityfraud/
d. If you don’t feel comfortable giving money over the phone, I would suggest you say no thank you to donating at this time. Then take the time to get the mailing address of the charity and send them a check directly with your donation. This way, no overhead needs to be wasted on them sending you mail and performing further phone calls.
*Please note: I personally like charitynavigator.org because you don’t have to setup a free account to look at a charities financial information and overall rating.
I am positive that “Respectable Charities” everywhere thank you for taking the time to read this information. They look forward to more of your donation reaching their cause instead of lining the pockets of greedy heartless people or businesses.