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<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid">From: news@fcsdin.net <news@fcsdin.net><BR>Subject: Scam / Fraud Alert - Floyd County Police Department<BR>To: news@fcsdin.net<BR>Date: Monday, January 26, 2009, 8:28 PM<BR><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN class=title1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">Floyd County Police Department</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #333333; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class=subtitle1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">SCAM / FRAUD ALERT - January 26, 2009</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #333333; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'"></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #333333; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'"><BR>The Floyd County Police Department is still investigating a possible telephone scam. The group (Charitable Promotions, Inc., operating out of Georgetown, IN) is doing telephone solicitation in Indiana and Kentucky. This group asks to come to people's homes to pick up cash and checks, which is rare for reputable groups. This group claims to represent the police and fire departments as part of a bogus fundraiser. Please make note that <B><I>none of the local police and fire departments are participating in this fundraiser</I></B>.<BR><BR>Telemarketers from this company have identified themselves as representatives of the following organizations: Coalition of Disabled Firefighters, America Assisting Veterans Program, Association of Disabled Peace Officers,
Children's Dream Foundation Network, Gift of Sight, Hear the Cry of the Children, Families of Need, Aid for the Elderly, Hospitalized Children's Fund, Help for the Homeless, and American Veteran's Assistance Foundation.<BR><BR>As always, be careful when donating to organizations that you are not familiar with...even if it sounds like a worthwhile cause.<BR><BR>Attached is a link to an article that the Louisville branch of the Better Business Bureau has posted on their website regarding this group.<BR><BR><A href="http://louisville.bbb.org/WWWRoot/SitePage.aspx?pid=206&t=Trust-But-Verify-Should-Guide-Charitab&site=23&id=66467ae6-7418-4211-828e-c796daa9ac70" target=_blank rel=nofollow>Link to Louisville Branch of the Better Business Bureau</A><BR><BR>If you have any information that may assist us in our investigation, please contact Detective Jeff Firkins at 812-948-5407. If you feel that you have been the victim of fraud by this
group or any other telemarketer, please file a complaint with the Indiana Attorney General's Office at 317-232-6201.<BR><BR></SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #333333; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">To report a crime in the County, dial 812-948-5400. All anonymous tips can be called into our Criminal Investigation Division at 812-948-5407. </SPAN></I></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #333333; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'"><BR><BR><B><I>Detective Captain Jeff Topping<BR>Detective Jeff Firkins<BR>Detective Brad Powell<BR></I></B><BR><IMG id=_x0000_i1027 height=88 src="http://img.mailchimp.com/2009/01/12/3256fc4de5/06_Dec__10_20_15.gif" width=90 border=0><BR> </SPAN></DIV>
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