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… In the script Woodall provided, telemarketers identify themselves by stating they’re with the Fraternal Order of Police.

The pitch to potential donors also includes the claim that 100 percent of the money goes to help kids like the “Shop With a Cop” program and stays in the community.

As KMBC first reported Friday, from 2017 through 2020, Outreach raised more than $1.2 million for the Foundation.

Less than $331,000 of that money went to the charity, while Outreach was paid more than $935,000 or 74 percent of it.

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    10 months ago

    I agreed to donate to some cop shit a few years back. Then I googled the charity before making the donation, saw all the horror stories, and noped out.

    Dude called me back several times to yell at me.

    These people are entitled pricks who use strongarm tactics to get money from gullible people. I almost fell for it.

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      10 months ago

      Why would you even consider donating to the police? You tax dollars are already funding their gang.

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        10 months ago

        It was for a nonprofit and the said it was to support summer camps for kids.

        They used high pressure tactics on the phone and I was young and not yet good with telling people to fuck off.

        Like I said, I did more research, did not donate, and now use the experience to fuel my willingness to tell people to fuck off when they try to manipulate me.

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    10 months ago

    Watched a pretty entertaining documentary series that covered scams like this called Telemarketers. The government will occasionally go after the call centers, but for some reason the police charities themselves always avoid scrutiny.