248-338-9262

this guy keeps calling me saying i have given cash to him before for some Handicapped thing i never have

Whoever is calling me has tried to call several times this morning (5/24/08).  I don't know what AHDW stands for.  The caller does not leave a voice mail message.  It's starting to get annoying.

Phone Number: 1-248-338-9262
Caller ID: American Handicapped (Disabled Workers)
Caller type: Telemarketer

calls 4 to 5 times aday.. gave money once big mistake..last straw when caller was very rude to me...tried to get ahold of the company with no luck... these people suck.. i want to complain... who do i call...

Lady called today(4-22-09) said I gave to the organiztion last year. I didnt remember so I gave her my credit card and told them that I would donate $25 to help the handicap.

I get at least one call EVERY day. We have asked to be removed from the calling list. As soon as I mention that I do not want to be on the list, I get hung up on. From what I can tell from the zip code they are based in Michigan. I am determined to find out the city so I can call the Better Business Bureau and file a complaint. Next time they call I will record the conversation and let them know that right off the bat.

Ahdw -American Handicap and Disabled Workers (charity call center)

138 N Saginaw St
Pontiac, MI 48342-2112
(248) 334-3466‎

Ask for Kyle, the manager
Tell him you are recording the call. He will scramble a bit and give excuses, but it will get you off the list.  hopefully

I just recently started getting calls from this company... I don't answer it ever.. the last time they called I made my husband answer it and he asked if he could take a msg and the woman on the other end said "Just tell her Melissa called" I told my husband I have no idea who Melissa is... I don't even know anyone by that name that would be calling me...

Call your state's attorney general and report this.

I worked for that organization for about two to three weeks, then quite, because there a scam. There was only one person who worked for them that is truly disabled and needed assistance to even perform the calls. The organization is located at 138 N. Saginaw in Pontiac, Michigan 48342. At one time they were hiring people who were in the work release program for the oakland county jail, and the manager at the time was having the workers sent back to jail and them cashing their checks fraudulently. He was arrested over this, and is no longer working for the company.

I have received the same calls from a different number actually, AHDW 248-292-0857, sometimes 4-5 times in a day. We chose to make a donation and received light bulbs made by blind workers- some were broken when they arrived and quit working after a month or so. These lightbulbs were expensive, and we thought that by donating, the calls would stop, we also requested to be taken off the list and the caller hung up on my husband.

I am not sure what their policy is, but I am now receiving the same type of calls from a breast cancer society charity that has also hung up rudely when asked to be taken off the list. In this economy, many people simply cannot afford to be donating and will choose not to do it all if these businesses operate this way. I have requested a report from the BBB on the AHDW and no longer answer the phone when I see their number.

Has anyone tried to send the goods back that they send you, and if so, did it work?  I saw a comment on another website that they threatened to contact a collection agency.  

We were called by them today for the third time - made the mistake of donating the first time.

These people sent us lightbulbs in the mail, with a bill for $100.00.  We have also recieved a "collection notice" in the mail for that amount.  We recieve at least 3 calls a day.  Each call from them that I answer, I tell them, they will not be recieving ANY money from us, and to take us off the call list.  They proceed to say they will call back, and hang up on me.  Complete scam.

they call me from time to time 248-292-0866 was the number from them today. telemarketers should be treated like witches back in the day.

We, too, have been getting calls from AHDW.  We were sent two boxes of lightbulbs, all of which were broken.  I'm assuming because we did donate to them last year for the cheapest American flag ever made.  We then recieved a red collection postcard for $100 for those lightbulbs, which we are absolutely not about to pay.  I called the number on the postcard and left a message stating we would not be paying for broken lightbulbs, let alone $100 for them.  They keep calling us, 3-4 times a day, my husband has asked numerous times to be taken off the list.  But yet they still hound us.

The number they call us from is (586) 486-2599

These people from AHDW will trick you to believe you are donating money.  Then they insist on sending you some free stuff to thank you.  But once you receive that stuff, they will send you a bill asking for payment.  This is a big scam.  If you receive such call or encounter such thing, call your state attorneys office to complain.

I had sick children and this number, (248-292-0857) started calling my home at 8 a.m.  After several phone calls, I asked that they not call again due to the phone waking and disturbing my sick children.  The male who was calling began yelling and cursing me stating that if I would answer my phone it wouldn't continue ringing.  He then hung up.  I called the number back and a female answered, who was just as rude and also hung up on me.

My husband made the mistake of purchasing unusable light bulbs from this number years ago on the pretense it was the American Disadvantaged Workers.  He paid an enormous cost for the bulbs.  I will contact the State Attorney's office to file a complaint and any other place that I can find that will accept a complaint.

I am a person with a mission.

They are using numbers 248-292-0869 and  248-292-0872, also. Were very convincing and seemed legitimate. I told them to send me the variety pack of cards 55 for $59.95. Not bad cost per card if they come, but told them I'd send a check after receipt, and now I'm definitely concerned because I don't want to be hounded.

We have a private number and when I asked how they got it, they said the Association of Disable Veterans, which I used to give to yearly and stopped because we seemed to be continually bombarded with mailings (that is where our money was going...what a waste!)

I am NOT going to send a private check as payment if the cards arrive. I will send a certified money order with a notice that this is a FINAL payment terminating our association and that if I receive further communication from them via phone or mail that I will file harassment charges against them. It is unfortunate that these people prey on giving considerate people and deprive the truly needy from receiving donations because of their deceitful solicitations.

Beware and document all of your correspondence. They will cease once they know you are serious and mot threatened by their actions.

Sorry about the typo in the last sentence.

Yes I sent it back before I opened it and you do not have to pay the shipping. However, they still wanted my money. They said there was not a return policy. I don't want anything on my credit so I actually paid it today, now I'm mad at myself.