A new phone scam

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6. I never give to any telephone solicitors

But if they are polite I don't report them to the Do Not Call lists. If they are rude or pushy, I do.

The only groups I give money to have been researched on the ratings sites like Charity Navigator. I'm getting to the point where I will agree to give them a designated amount per money on the condition that they never solicit any further donations from me - ever.

Almost forty years ago I stopped donating to some of the supposed eco groups because they spent more money sending out further solicitations than I could afford to give them in the first place. Even after I stopped sending them money, they sent me fund raising stuff for a decade or more. I want my donations to go to the cause the charity is supposed to support and not go to fund raising activities!