Posted on 12/22/2014 9:36:00 AM PST by JSDude1
This phone number has called my home repeatedly for the past week. I have an unlisted phone number and am on the national do not call list, yet the calling continues.
They called again right at 9 oclock this morning to my unlisted, do not call number. The do not call part apparently does not apply to political and charitable calls. The caller ID says Tea Party and calls from (202) 750-2399. I figured Id answer and see what was going on.
A lady announces that she is calling on behalf of the tea party effort to support Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)93%93%. She wanted me to listen to a brief message about the call. I consented. It was clear Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)93%93% had nothing to do with the call. The recorded message said the tea party was fighting to support tea party candidates like Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)95%95% and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)93%93% and to stop the socialist agenda of Barack Obama.
Then there was a survey asking if the tea party should focus on the economy, immigration, or holding the President accountable.
At that point, some older man came on the phone. The lady had vanished. He wanted me to join the tea party for $100.00 a special discount from $200.00 because he said they were trying to grow membership in my area.
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I get calls from the Tea Party, Newt Gingrich, and David Bossie, and I let them go to voicemail which they never leave any message.
They called me too. Wanted money. I think they are indeed a scam. They got hold of a list somehow of people like us.
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I said I’m not joining anything. I support individual candidates.
Then I said some not nice things.
Ya think that some GOPe type may have sold a list?
I’m reading an interesting scifi book called “Afterparty.” It’s about life in the near future wherein anyone can get a “chemjet printer” and make any designed drug they want. Of course, society collapses. That aside, there is one page in which a character gives a rant about the evil Tea Party and how members are all corrupt lunatics and how dangerous it was “before it disappeared.” I almost stopped reading there, but the cost of the book kept me going.
I find it difficult to believe that it was actually the Tea Party.
Anyone can call themselves the Tea Party.
Meaningless.
Where is their membership roll?
Ask them for the contact info for their registered agent and the actual name and address under which they are doing business. If they cannot give that information then they are not legit.
exactly, the TEA PARTY is not a party, there is no membership roll at a national level.
Grass roots, tend to be Local and simultaneously local all over.
Only if they didn’t make so much from selling their sould.
Only if they didn’t make so much from selling their souls.
Fixed.
These days I don’t trust anyone. Phone calls, emails, Internet pop ups and ads are a waste of time with me. When I want something, I’ll contact them. Everything else is a waste of time.
Justice would be Bill and Hillary and Obama all sharing the same stinking, burning cave-hole in Hell.
Uh, it's scammer. If they are willing to do a $100 fraud at best, and id/credit card fraud at worse, do you think a simple list is going to stop them?
Any way, put the number into http://800notes.com, and you'll see that they also have been claiming to be the IRS, etc.
It’s been a while—it was sometime right before or right after the 2012 election.
I got a call from some group and they were somehow connected to Rand Paul. I think it was something about Unions? It was a while back.
I pondered that call a bit because I’ve never supported either politician (Rand or Ron), I’ve never been a part of any of their websites, I just couldn’t figure out why they were calling.
I'm not giving anything to groups anymore, unless it's established and has a proven track record. It's better to give something to a candidate who's making an important contribution to constitutional conservative principles in their campaign.
JMHO
If you ever give your phone number or address to any party group or candidate, and especially if you ever give any of them money, that information will be sold or given away so that before you know it, you will be getting calls or mail from groups or candidates that you have never even heard of.
It’s called a sucker list.
So you gave your unlisted phone number to the do not call list and wonder why you're getting calls? Really?
thought so....
Anybody can call themselves the TEA party.
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