615-868-4110

i almost positive it is also a number of community support, a telemarketing/fundraising firm out of wisconsin. a couple of other people have reported the numbers 868-4112 and 868-4120 as community support, with the same results if they try to call it back(wont connect call). usually these companies get "batches" of numbers at a time, which rarely differentiate more than a few digits from each other.

I have gotten almost 50 calls from "Community Support" on behalf of charity drives in the Nashville, TN, area in the last 30-45 days.  I have Comcast Digital Voice, so I have records of each and every incoming call.  These people will call on ANY day of the week (weekends included) and at any time (nights included).  I've asked the callers to take me off of their lists.  They have said they will but I keep getting calls from them.  I was even able to speak to a "manager", but when I asked for their name and a direct number, the first time the lady would not give me her name or number, and the last time the guy said he was "Tom Jones".  He said to just look on my caller-id for the number.  I one point I was able to put my phone on repeated redial and what I discovered is that you can "break into" their computer-based dialing system and hear the numbers being dialed.  On several occasions when I'd finally get through to one of them, I'd just play along and pretend I was the person they were calling.  I'd even turn the tables on them and go through one of their previous scripts -- I'd pretend like I was the telemarketer.  I wasn't able to get them to take me off of their lists, but I did have a little fun.  Try it!

Anyhow, one of the "managers" I talked to ("Tommy") said that they were exempt from the "Do-not-call" rules since they are a "410" (or "510"?) based charitable organization.  This guy said he'd make sure my number was taken off the list.

The numbers on my caller-id are: (615) 868-4110, 868-4161, 868-4120, and 868-4223.

I'll have some free time later on today... I think I'll call one of their numbers and have a little fun again.

BZ

Hey 'comeback,ronaldreagan',

See my entry on the 800notes.com website in responce to yours about 615-848-4110.

(03-22-2008)

Stop Calling Me About Charity Drives!!!

They called and asked for the wrong person. Before I was even able to ask who they were or tell them to never call again they hung up on me. I called the number back and was able to break through the busy signal and once I did I asked what company they represented and they said Breast Cancer Awareness.

They are guilty of autodialing, since when I actually was able to get through their busy signals I heard countless numbers being dialed by a computer. I was able to talk to a person by holding down the 0 key when the numbers were being dialed.

It might be for a good cause, or it might be a scam. All the information I was able to obtain was, if I heard correctly, the company's name which immediately afterward they hung up. Seems like they really don't care to hear any complaints about "putting you on their do-not-call list."

I just got a call from 615-868-4110 and I answered. It comes up as Public Safety I on my caller ID so it looked important, coming from Nashville. Some guy gave me a name and asked for a donation to some kind of charity. He read me my address and I asked him for a website address. He rattled off something but he couldn't remember if it was .com or .org.
So if a donation request does come I'll be checking the website (if there's one on the request) and the BBB before I make a donation of even 1 cent!