414-208-4435

This is a call from the Milwaukee Police Association.  They want to give you information on upcoming events in your neighborhood.

My caller ID says "Local Call Back Number" 414-208-4435 but they never say anything when I answer or leave a message.  Are they using some kind of auto-dialer that is not working properly? It is very annoying since I have been stalked in the recent past and I do not need any more scary crap in my life. Thanks for listening.

No message; I picked up after the machine picked up and there was nobody on the other end.

I've repeatedly asked the various people who have answered (it's all auto dialing on their end, and when someone picks up, whomever becomes available gets a 'beep' on their headset and the call is transferred to them - hence the sometimes long delay in answering when you do pick up) my :who is this and why do you keep calling me?  They do not answer, and immediately kick into their 'sales pitch' - the MPA is looking for your support at this time, as they continue to work on your behalf to keep your neighborhood safe (uh.  no they do not, I do not live in MKE and my local PD does NOT call us for $$.  Ever.)

When you call the number back, it 'recognizes your number' and places you back INTO the call mix for later that day, or the next.  The answering mumbo jumbo states that you have reached the information line for the Milwaukee Police Association and they contacting people in the neighborhood to ask for their support (MONEY) as well as keep them updated with important announcements and this is the most 'cost effective' way to contact you.  If you have any questions, please call their customer care department at 1 800 378 3053 between the hours of 9am and 7pm.  Thank you.

yeah.. I've tried calling several times, mostly to let them know that I am on the NO CALL LIST (evidently, they are 'immune' to this federal law since Wisconsin has their own 'much more detailed' law, and on behalf of the police associations, waived them on in as 'excepted'.  BS.  It's my phone and I didn't give them my number or ask them to call me.  So I've wrote TV6 and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about it and hopefully they put some fire under those that want to be 're-elected'.  The law states:  I have the right to use MY phone as I wish, so long as I do not break any laws while doing this.  So how come, we can't report the police for breaking the laws.. hmm...? obviously it is a telemarketing company doing the harassing, but it makes no difference in my opinion.  I don't want anyone contacting me for anything.  And I've repeatedly told them to STOP calling my house.  They keep right on doing so, sometimes up to 4 times a day.

OOPS!  sorry - the above 'customer care' phone number is off by one number.  It should read:  1 800 378 0353.  They are available between 9am and 7pm EST.  

When calling after that, you get a recording with prompts.  For DoNotCall service you need to hit 9 without blocking your number.  It reads your number and you select 1 if it has it correct.  It then gives you a recording stating that it will remove you BUT will take up to several days and it may not be from ALL of their lists, or from anyone you have a 'business working relationship with'.  

I made it clear when reporting them on the FTC site that they ARE breaking the law, and everyone do it.  Report every occurence, the FTC does work.  Might be slow, but at least it's something.  

Also, if you talk to someone and they tell you that they are NOT breaking the law since they are contacting you for a non profit - tell them to read the laws again:  the ONLY one that can contact you is the ACTUAL group, not a company calling on behalf of one.  The FTC is VERY clear on it.  Tell them it's a llK fine for each occurence so they might want to start looking for a new job as well since your reporting each and every phone call, and so are others.  They must record the convo, so make sure you instruct them you are on the DNC list and they are NOT to contact you again, and demand to speak with a supervisor.  They will hang up of course.

This number has been calling me at least once if not twice a day for the past two weeks. I too am sick of it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WPA is a UNION group for the Milwaukee cops.  

yeah.. non profit my as* ..

http://www.milwaukeepoliceassoc.com/

supposidly, there are many telemarketers who work for REAL non-profits trying to collect money and the sucky part of it is they only an nickel to a dime for each dollar they suck out of us  - one group is :
http://www.xentel.com/

and something from the ripoffreport.com site on them:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/144/ripoff0144518.htm#156434
sounds like the group that has been calling me - they badger you about giving them a credit card and ONLY after a long time will they tell you okay, here's a mailing address (because THEN the actual group gets the money, not them)

Colorado took them to court:

to Xentel America. Xentel America is liable for any statutory violations .... In 2005, Defendant Xentel collected $4.41 million from Colorado donors for ...
www.ago.state.co.us/press_releases/Xentel-complaint.pdf -

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=611147&format=print

this statement is old, but I wanted to include it: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4208/is_19950401/ai_n10191397

AND : keep making complaints EACH and EVERY time they call you:  the FTC does make them pay up, but they can't do it unless they know about it from us. Direct TV violated DNC lists and the gov went after them:

http://www.callcompliance.com/counselor/legaldocs.html

Here's a little funny for ya - NY cops got 'robbed' by the telemarketers they hired to bother the people :P

http://www.bizjournals.com/albany/stories/2002/10/07/daily24.html

the first call was a girl stating i had made a plege and have not paid- i informed her she had the wrong person and she hung-up
i have been getting calls from 414-208-4435 every sunday now but they just hang-up
i don't have caller id but did a *69 to verify the number