781-884-2843

Called at 6:30pm EST yesterday (6-Jan-09).  Didn't leave a message.  So far it's only the first call from this number I'm aware of, but in light of other reports about this number I'd like to put a stop to it before it starts.

These clowns some how get by the telemarketing "do not call" listing for some reason. i googled MAFOP and was surprised to find several sites with complaints about them. Maybe the BBB can do some thing. They call at all hours, early morning 8:30 today 2/14/09 and around 9pm a couple nights ago. They have called probably 10-12 times. They will not leave a message. They SUCK!!!

this number "781-884-2843" is from MAFOP which is suppose to be donations to some police fund, which by the way, is not tax deductible.  They call at all hours starting early in the morning until after 9 pm.  They are rude and abrasive.  When they call, if my daughter tells them I am not home they attept to solicit donations from her.  Other times they just hang up when told i am not at home.  They should be investigated because I really believe they are a pretty shady bunch.

caller id - Braintree, MA 781-884-2843. Upon further research, this is the alternate number for MAFOP (Massachusetts Fraternal Order Of Police). They are 'soliciting donations for their organization. Amazingly enough they are using telemarketing tactics, and often will not take 'No' for an answer. One of their operators told me that he was a MA State Trooper, and because of that, the organization was 'exempt' from the DoNotCall List.

All charities are exempt from the Do Not Call list.

This "charity" is MAFOP.  They call constantly.  I made the mistake of donating to them once because they led me to believe they were my local town police looking for a donation, which I do contribute to once a year, but then I got the bill in the mail and apparently 85% of this "charity's" collected funds go to administrative costs.  Sounds more like a FOR PROFIT racket to me, I will never answer their calls again.  But they will hound you and there is nothing you can do about it.  Currently they call about 2 or 3 times a day and have done so for about a week and a half.  For a while they go away, but I know from experience they will be back.

Called at 8:00am EST and 4:45pm today (6/11/09). When I picked up no answered phone. I gave a donation to MAFOP last year. Looks like they are after people who gave donations in the past. These calls are annoying as the caller id shows up "Unavailable" or "Unknown". You can't tell whether you have genuine call or someone calling for donations.

I activated my telephone carrier's "selective call block" feature, entered their phone number, and the constant calls from their number/MAFOP and interestingly enough even the ones that came up as "UNKNOWN" have stopped!!  The offending caller is supposed to just get a polite message that says I am not accepting calls at this time, or something to that effect.

I just got the third call today from this number which does come up in caller ID as MAFOP.  I learned from previous experience not to answer this call and they can call until the cows come home (never) and I refuse to answer.  I also made the mistake of once donating to them and yes, they have be especially persistant and I will never donate to them again.  I cannot afford, in this economy, to even donate to the causes I ordinarily would give to and I am surely not giving MAFOP anything.

We get 2 to 3 calls EVERY day, early morning and late night, includind weekends.
Never again a donation to this aggressive abusive company.
Please help!
I have sick family members and these early ,late calls are very scary!!!!!!!

This is the Mass Fraternal Order of Police. They call me several times a day, often before 9am on weekends, and they even called me the morning of Easter Sunday. Abusive and you can't find an address to write to them to get off their list.

They continue to call despite request to take off list.  They have even stooped to using * number to disquise MAFOP caller ID.  They wont say a word when I answer (husband) because I have already berated them.  When my wife answers private caller and it is them, they act as though she is an old friend.  She has also requested that we not be called back again to no avail.  They have called numerous times since then.  By disquising their number, they almost guarantee that we answer the phone- we have several sick relatives and all of their numbers are private so we have no alternative but to answer.  I have filed complaint with BBB and will eventually track them down at Paetec in Boston if necessary, to harrass them.

ok I called comcast and this is what you do,when the phone rings and you know who it is hang up,wait a few seconds and do this,,push talk{dial} then press
*60#01#,after this hang up and this # will be blocked,do this with any #,,by the way when you are pressing in this code if you hear a recording listen to it and follow directions,,if none of this works call your phone co and get# blocked by them or have them set it up on your phone so you can block any#you want,,,hope this was helpful,

Geniuses out there behold there is no do not call list!! You will get called no mater what and until you answer the phone you shall receive calls. With that said the people that don't give are not called again only if you are rude and ignorant you may be called more. If you do give your going to get called next year because after you give once you most likely will again and for the record none of the police you people give to are real police they are hired companys cops can't call!!! And the people saying thry get early and late calls are being untruthful phones do not run  that late or early. So check your info

This sounds interesting. How do you activate your carrier's :selective call block" feature? Do you call the company?