Hi, Bob, I agree entirely with your rant. We have been targeted by this number several times. Please contact Rural Fire Brigade directly and ask them for a PIN number, so that if you are asked by this (or another phone number) for a donation, you must ask for your PIN number and if the caller doesn't know it, you KNOW it is a scam. If you DO donate (as we do) that PIN number is complete peace of mind.

ALL charities should implement this!

fwits

Our rural fire chief said it is better to donate to your local fire brigade as this is state and the money may not be shared where you would wish it to be. I donate to local bush fire not to some one on a phone.

(07) 5480 1369 called and immediately hung up when my wife answered. Whats going on

bush firies

I totally agree with what you say, but this isn't about RFBAQ, it's about the low life that hang off legitimate charities for their own gain. This scam has been going on for five years, I wonder why no one has done something about. Ha sit been reported to Scamwatch?

Rings me every couple of months. Sad little Crettons who just hang up when you answer, who would no doubt expect the Fire Brigade to attend to their needs if they called. It's a shameful indictment on our govt that they don't look after essential services first, instead of the UN needs.But I guess that wouldn't elicit photo opportunities. Check the link below


http://www.rfbaq.org/index.php?tgtPage=contact&page_id=82

If they identified themselves that would be OK. But to simply hangup, that is rude.

Called agn today rang 6 times before I decided to pick up then they promptly hungup its blocked now!!

RFBAQ have warned about scammers calling from this number. If you want to donate, do it via their official website only.

http://www.rfbaq.org/index.php?tgtPage=news&id=view,185

Bob, you are not quite right! They are a private enterprise purporting to collect on behalf of which ever 'charity' is in their calling register. The calling company keeps 80% to 90% of what ever you foolishly 'donated' and they will pass on only the bearest of crumbs to the 'charity' which is enough to keep the scam 'legal' for get around do not call registers.

telemarketers

falsely collecting money.

Rural Fire Brigade. the money they collect does not end up at Rural Fire Brigade Branches.

I let this call go to message bank but they hung up before they said anything. Looks like a hoax number.

This number belongs to a paedophile called Aaron Raymond Russell seems to be residing in Queensland. Aaron Raymond Russell is also the identity theft. He is part of Scamming organization in Thailand

I fell for it ones bought $50 worth of tickets . They said the ticket will be in the mail never received any tickets, tell them to mail the tickets before you buy.
Leon

Your "rant" was unnecessary and childish..

Not a Scam:

http://www.rfbaq.org/index.php?tgtPage=news&id=view,185

The number listed on the RFBAQ site in the "scammer" information is to show those with caller ID the number if it is actually RFBAQ calling. This is there number not the scammers.