The very worst kind of charity phone pests.

Multiple calls at all times of the day, including early evening. Requests to have my contact details removed from their database have been met with absolute indifference.

your some son if you rely on red cross to call and check on your mother, how about calling yourself and going to see her daily if your so concerned, these calls are a pest and are not wanted by the MAJORITY, IF i want to give to charity I will go find one, if i want to go to church i will do the same to all the door knocking bible bashers

this was some woman called vera & apparently was from red cross. i haven't given my VOIP number to anyone so where do they get acccess to these numbers? this time they wasted their own money because I chose not to say anything and hung up on them. annoying!

To the angry minority............
Just call the number back and guess what....... a really lovely person answers the phone and if you don't want to be called they offer to put you on their own Do Not Call register. I rang back and gave them a donation of $100 because they call my mother every day to check she is okay.
Keep up the great work Red Cross!!

This number displays regularly, I never answer it as I suspect it's a nusience caller. THEY NEVER LEAVE A MESSAGE either. My number is listed with do not contact for charities etc but I still seam to get them. :-((

Also have the audacity to hang up when you answer, I won't be calling back...........

I don't care who it is I am sick of getting calls. I have asked charities to take me off the list as I have MS have no money and I can't get to the phone easy. I WANT A TOTAL NO CALL LIST!!!! NOW!!
I have stopped answering my phone if it not someone I know. If they don't leave a message tough luck.
I wouldn't donate over the phone anyway as you never know when it is a scam.

Disabled art group, or centrelink outsourcing of employment services? First they send a card, then next years asking for money, final result is a sale of contact details to someone who calls my phone to make sure its battery is flat.

I wont bother to return posted items anymore, or answer calls from unknown senders.

Piss weak pollies should just ban cold calling across the board
Cant rattle tins on a train station but permitted to harass individuals in their home "What Crap is that?".

do not call register does not apply to charities or 'market researchers' Telling them to piss of works!

this number calls me all the time, as Im never home. I have never donated to red cross, nor have I bought from big bake (whatever that is)

these charity pests take up to 100% of their first years donations in commissions - not one cent sees the charity themselves! Tell em to get lost when they ring interrupting your dinner.

Called via another phone number and left this as a contact number. Definitely a telemarketer or some sort of annoying scam. Was very hesitant to leave a message so we could call her back.

(02) 8218 4820 - "telstra" new landline rates from call centre. this is their reception number. It sounded very scammy - call centre in background.

I receive regular calls from this mob, my Fritz!Box is now set to automatically answer calls from them with a stern recorded voice announcement demanding they take me off their database and threatening to report them to ACMA.

Received a number of calls from this number, blocked them then decided to call them from a silent number, the call went to a answering system with the worse music ever. When the call was answered the lady I spoke to said it was a call centre representing 15 business and didn't know who called , ( yeah right).

I was given this no from a person that was talking to me about the nbn but it hangs up when you call

I have had numerous calls, never a msg on machine left so tried to call the number back, centre is closed is the msg I received! sorry red cross, I didn't know it was you calling but obviously the staff get paid by the number of hits they get not by providing information (example, message 'red cross re......) I have wasted my time and money calling back, please remove me from the list

Just transfer your call to Lenny and let him take care of the call for you:-

http://www.itslenny.com/

listen to some of the recorded calls - Hilarious!

I am sick and tired of these so called Charities telephoning. They either phone whilst at Work or during Meal Times..Some even have the audacity to say that people like being Telephoned. If I wish to donate to a Charity I will contact one. Kev

Well Said !!!!

I use calling number display. Any unknown numbers don't get answered. Once identified as spam using Reverse Australia I change my dial tone so I don't waste time looking at my phone. Why do we bother with "Do Not Call Register" ?