800-609-0210

call came in last night at 8;35 pm. when answer they did not say anything i call the number back and it say YOU HAVE NO CREDIT GOOD BY

caller said something I couldn't understand then hung up, when I called the number back a recordinig stated " you have no credit"
also in TN

HI i am a enployee for the tleoa (tennessee law enfocment officers association) we work along side the tennesse police federation we are not 3rd party callers or paid solictors we work directly for the organizations meaning all the money raised goes to the organizations cost the tpf acutally sponsers a essay contest for students in highschool to help prevent drugs and alchol and tleoa is sponsering the child id program meaning we provide children id in case they become lost or missing.  the organizations are not scams if you were to recive the infomation we send we have all are contact numbers are head of the organizations name number mailing address along with organization numbers and everything thats sent back is actually asked to be a check or money order with the tleoa as the payee or tpf sry to burst your bubble people that say were scams. your are just wrong or mistakin  as for those of you that get a call and there is no one there to talk (and i speak from both organizations on this part) we are very sorry to waste your time awnsering the phone and the frustration of no one being there heres the reason for that. we all call on whats called a dialer it choses numbers at random that we have stored on file and then calls them its self while we are ready to call unfortuanly it doesnt know how many people are going to pick up or how many phones are going to be busy so it contiunes to dial even if all callers are already talking so there for that explains the droped calls. To fix this problem it would cost lots and lots of money and we belive that the organizations need the money more then are equipment. and for the last thing i saw on this page people the dnc list for the u.s. does not apply to non profit organizzations and that is what both us are so it is not illegal for us to call you and the goverment belives it is inportant for us to contact residents because of what both of are organizations are doing

I get calls from this number and a few others like it.I've reported it to the nationwide do not call list for months,but still gets calls.Only started after i got Charter  phone service.

Ive me your home number and i'll call you 3 times a week at 8a.m and 8:30 p.m  and and hang up 95% of the time and then when I do answer the phone I'll ask you for money for my local fire dept......and i bet you get sick of it really fast.!!!!

keeps calling from this number and stating that i owe him money and demanding to know how long have had this number and that looking for his girlfriend and that i am responsible.  gets really mean and then says 'never mind' but calls back few days later

Received a call and agreed to donate "to get drugs out of schools and vests for policemen".  After reading all the comments, I have decided that my money will do more good at my local police dept or at my church.
Thanks so much for posting your comments and telling the rest of us about this.

the do not call list is only for bill collecting and sales people but the list does not apply for charity

i recieved a call from the tennessee police federation and i donated 50 dollars and then i recieved a thank you note and a picture of scolorship winners and i am proud to be helping. most of you are just too greedy to help out and want to find fault in any thing to insure your extra fudge round you self centered losers.

do u realize that you cant help your local police department its illegal so no your not going to help local police you just dont want to help out a charity i agree with giving to your church but don't lie and say you help with your local police because you cant its not legal. don't meen to be rude its just a copout

If you're going to pretend to be a TLEOA employee you should at least learn how to spell and use English properly. How's the weather in Southeast Asia?

Called and asked for someone who was not here, and immediately hung up.  When I called the number back, recording stated "You do not have any credit."  Would like this stopped now.

No. showed up on caller ID when I was out.  Granddaughter called # back and received:   "you do not have any credit, goodbye."

Received call 9-22-09 10:32 a.m. - No message left

for one your wrong the national do not call list if for sales not people trying to get money for children loser

LOL!!!
That's what I thought when I read his post...

Can you say "TPF plant" in his posting???

NOTHING he wrote was believable!!

A LOT like the phone calls...
and when you turn them down they get downright hateful or nasty...
Would any good officer do that not knowing anyone's personal financial situation??

Asked for a $12.00 donation to buy a crack pipe that they will use to educate our kids about the danger of drugs. Wanted me to stay on the line and hear about their deluxe $50.00 donation plan which will purchase meth and pot to show our kids what they look like.
I think the caller was on drugs........................... just saying.

i received a 'reminder notice' in the mail from the Tennessee Police Federation that i had not paid my pledge.  it all looks quite official, but we NEVER make pledges over the phone and instead ask for printed information about the group.  
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i have called the phone number listed at the bottom of their mailing 1.800.617.9693 numerous times and there is never an answer.  

checked online with Better Business Bureau in Nashville about the TPF but they are not a part of the BBB.    

i thought about sending the 'reminder' back, telling them i made no pledge, and send it with no money and postage due, but decided it wasn't worth the trouble.  i just wonder about the people who are caught in this scam and actually send money to them.

Is English your first language?

They call pretty often and are persistent. If you tell them that you can't afford to give, they just quote you a lower donation. They try to make you feel bad if you don't give, and I feel like they try to intimidate you by following your call up by making you tell a superior that you have committed to give. I give freely to local groups, but I cannot afford to give to everyone. I have mailed out a lot of money over the years to this group and several more, but if I continue, I will never be able to retire. Real giving comes from the heart, and if they have to make you give, the only people it helps is them. I just wish it would stop. I am just glad to know that I am not dealing with this by myself.