Boise law officials warn of phone scammers

 - STATESMAN STAFF

Published: 01/13/09


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Boise police and fire officials have said that recent telephone solicitations claiming to benefit generic police and fire organizations are not coming from - and will not benefit - local public safety agencies.

Within the past three weeks, several Boise residents have called city offices to report telephone solicitations claiming to benefit various fire service or police organizations.

The Boise Fire Department, or any local association affiliated with the department, does not solicit donations via telephone, according to Boise Fire Chief Dennis Doan.

The Boise Police Association, a private association of police department employees, does solicit by telephone during the summer, but a local donation campaign is not running, officials said.

The Ada County Sheriff Employees Association is, however, in the middle of a phone campaign to raise money for the nonprofit organization and an upcoming celebrity basketball game - an annual event that raises money used by the association to support a variety of causes in Ada County throughout the year. The callers soliciting support on behalf of the Ada County group will specifically reference the "Ada County Sheriff Employees Association" and the "celebrity basketball game."

Boise Police Association officials said they use a local company to solicit the donations, and callers specify that the donations benefit Boise's Shop with a Cop program.

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