It is amazing how many times it seems my phone number has been sold from one scam charity to another, even though I’ve been doing this for a couple of years now. It appears there is no honor among thieves any more.
It’s just as well, I think. Most of these phone charities just contract some phone bank outfit to make the calls, collect the money, etc. I’ve read where they (the charities) often only end up with less than 20% of the scammed take.
“Most of these phone charities just contract some phone bank outfit to make the calls, collect the money, etc. I’ve read where they (the charities) often only end up with less than 20% of the scammed take.”
I’d believe it; now they have an index that informs donors how much of each $1 goes to the beneficiaries. Some are at or near 100%; I’d imagine the administration is paid from an endowment set up a long time ago.