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Originally Posted by songkrai
The call/solicitation today was quite slick.
It was a "live" person except it was a recording.
Each time I asked if the caller was a real person, a recording came back stating "yes, I'm a real person".
Quite slick.
These solicitation companies apparently are even more greedy. Not hiring a live person to pay a salary/commission on each donation.
Now using voice recognition software to mimic a real person.
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If you suspect the caller is a robot/recording, ask them what their favorite kind of tomato sauce / pizza / ice cream is. The robot will say "I don't know" or "I can't answer that" and continue their pitch. That's the point at which you hang up.
If you want to donate to a cause, do it on their web site so you know 100% goes to the organization. Unfortunately that still doesn't ensure the money is spent on the cause; many charities spend >50% on "administration".