Sep 12, 2015
I answered a call from this number, which appeared to be a local Northern Virginia number, based on the area code. The caller said she was a paid solicitor "calling back" from Breast Cancer Outreach, a charity group trying to raise funds for a vaccine for breast cancer. I had never heard of them or from them before. I asked for a web site to look them up, and she told me one, which I planned to look up while she talked. I had to ask for clarification of the web address, and she gave me a slightly different one. The second version brought up the Harry & David commercial specialty foods website, even though the web address was nothing like Harry & David. It happened twice, so next I typed in their name and googled them. They are based in Orlando, Florida. They are registered with the IRS but seem to have no reviews, no rankings on Charity Navigator, so I don't know if they are a legitimate charity or not. They might be, or they might be a scam. I could not tell. Even if they are legit, though, I have my own preferred charity to which I prefer to donate. I blocked them from calling again, unless they use a different number next time.