I receive calls from this number every Monday. No message is ever left. I am on the do not call list.
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Cynic
It's a so-called charity for leukemia. They want to send you a bunch of envelopes which you would then use to bug all your neighbors to collect donations from them--using your OWN postage--then you send the proceeds back to the "charity" who then does God knows what with it. This is so clearly a scam that I don't know how people get away with it. No real charity makes cold-calls to solicit money. If you want to donate to a good cause, try the SPCA or St. Jude Children's Hospital or your own favorite cause, but PLEASE don't help this phony outfit perpetuate their scam any further!!!
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j
Unavailable 866-460-0286 Its monday morning at 10:30 - no message left
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privacynut
While Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is probably a very worthwhile cause, they are extremely aggressive and, in my opinion, even deceptive in their fund-raising efforts. Almost every weekday since late February at least -- that's more than two months -- LLS has called me from a variety of telephone numbers and names (as indicated on Caller ID), including:
"LEUK LYMPH SOC" 1-914-513-2848
"TOLLFREE NUMBER" 1-866-460-0286
"THANKYOUFRMLLS" 1-914-513-2848
Since the calls generally are made during the day, when I am at work, perhaps the organization is attempting to reach a spouse that I do not have, in the apparently widespread belief among telemarketers that stay-at-home wives are generally easier touches for such pitches. (Women of every stripe should be especially offended by this egregiously sexist practice.)
I finally happened to be home one day when one of these calls came in. When I answered, the person on the other end indeed identified himself as being from Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. I instructed him in no uncertain terms to make sure that the organization never calls me again.
I should point out that I have not ever donated to LLS, nor have I ever ever provided my name or telephone number to the organization. Perhaps if I had been a past donor it might be understandable for them to call me, but this...!
The nuisance calls are just the beginning. I am the keeper of my mother's financial affairs, as she is elderly and incapacitated. Not long ago, a letter addressed to her was forwarded to me. On the front of the envelop was this notice: "BENEFITS STATEMENT ENCLOSED." I receive many such letters from legitimate insurance providers and processors. However, this letter contained not the expected statement of medical benefits but, instead, a pitch from LLS that listed the "benefits" of supporting the organization.
In this country non-profits enjoy protected status when it comes to advertising and, especially, telemarketing. I believe that Congress and the Supreme Courts should put an end to this protection, however, because it is often abused, as in this egregious example.
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uncle bonzi
for the person who said I'm on the do not call registry. take a look at the rules. All charities, bill collectors, political organizations, govt agencys,are exempt from the do not call registry. That is what is bogus about DO NOT CALL REGISTRY> The real question is WHO CANNOT CALL YOU> The ones that are exempt are the usual pest calling at dinner time begging for MONEY>
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Atompopper
If shopping malls can deny the Salvation Army practice of ringing bells next to a kettle during the Christmas season soliciting donations for the poor, why can't I deny 866-460-0286 the practice of ringing MY telephone bell? They are representing charity in general, and neither they nor any others will see one zinc cored penny from my pocket.
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sickofthiscall
Am I the only one that receives calls from this number with no one answering on the other side? I only wish that I had the power to reach through to the other side and strangle who ever it is that is sending me all of these ridiculous B.S. calls!
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"LEUK LYMPH SOC"
1-914-513-2848
"TOLLFREE NUMBER"
1-866-460-0286
"THANKYOUFRMLLS"
1-914-513-2848
Since the calls generally are made during the day, when I am at work, perhaps the organization is attempting to reach a spouse that I do not have, in the apparently widespread belief among telemarketers that stay-at-home wives are generally easier touches for such pitches. (Women of every stripe should be especially offended by this egregiously sexist practice.)
I finally happened to be home one day when one of these calls came in. When I answered, the person on the other end indeed identified himself as being from Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. I instructed him in no uncertain terms to make sure that the organization never calls me again.
I should point out that I have not ever donated to LLS, nor have I ever ever provided my name or telephone number to the organization. Perhaps if I had been a past donor it might be understandable for them to call me, but this...!
The nuisance calls are just the beginning. I am the keeper of my mother's financial affairs, as she is elderly and incapacitated. Not long ago, a letter addressed to her was forwarded to me. On the front of the envelop was this notice: "BENEFITS STATEMENT ENCLOSED." I receive many such letters from legitimate insurance providers and processors. However, this letter contained not the expected statement of medical benefits but, instead, a pitch from LLS that listed the "benefits" of supporting the organization.
In this country non-profits enjoy protected status when it comes to advertising and, especially, telemarketing. I believe that Congress and the Supreme Courts should put an end to this protection, however, because it is often abused, as in this egregious example.