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There is no mention above about people being harassed and intimidated.

• dTal 5y ago
  Yes there is. Phoning someone and saying "This is the police", followed by a pause, is calculated to raise people's heart rate and stress them out. They know that because they follow it up with "don't worry" - people shouldn't be worried in the first place. It deliberately plays on people's fear, and that's despicable. Then there's the fact that some people fear repercussions for not donating. How did they get that impression? An honest misunderstanding, no doubt... Then there's the repeated robocalling. That would certainly harass me.
• dillondoyle 5y ago
  or if it's actually the police and not a scam
• craftinator 5y ago
  The police always intimidate. It's how they try to gain control of every situation they are in. If there's no mention, it should be assumed, and should be assumed unless there's specific evidence to the contrary.
• jakelazaroff 5y ago
  > I've been getting calls for years at home where the caller would say "Mr XXX, this is the police" and then a pause and then "don't worry, we're just calling to talk to you about <some charity event>". This is harassment and intimidation.
  • voakbasda 5y ago
    If only there was someone that could go arrest them…
• e40 5y ago
  First time it happened my heart jumped into my throat. I was fucking pissed off.