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01-26-2007, 12:17 PM
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A state group that raises money to memorialize officers killed in the line of duty issued a scam alert today, saying any telephone solicitations on behalf of the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Memorial are bogus.
The group, which maintains the state memorial to slain officers and assists agencies and families when an officer is killed, is asking anyone who is solicited by phone to collect as much information as possible during the call and report it to their local police and the memorial association.
"WLEM does not do any fund-raising over the telephone," said Greenfield Police Chief Francis Springob, who sits on the Memorial's board of directors. "It's really unfortunate that legitimate charities are made victims of these scam operations."
The association issued a statement today saying "Any call asking for money for the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Memorial is a fraud and illegal."
Information about the calls should be forwarded to Wisconsin Law Enforcement Memorial Inc. at 608-284-6175 or wlem@wlem.com.
Scam Artists = :chair: :flipoff2: :fire :chair: :flipoff2: :fire
A state group that raises money to memorialize officers killed in the line of duty issued a scam alert today, saying any telephone solicitations on behalf of the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Memorial are bogus.
The group, which maintains the state memorial to slain officers and assists agencies and families when an officer is killed, is asking anyone who is solicited by phone to collect as much information as possible during the call and report it to their local police and the memorial association.
"WLEM does not do any fund-raising over the telephone," said Greenfield Police Chief Francis Springob, who sits on the Memorial's board of directors. "It's really unfortunate that legitimate charities are made victims of these scam operations."
The association issued a statement today saying "Any call asking for money for the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Memorial is a fraud and illegal."
Information about the calls should be forwarded to Wisconsin Law Enforcement Memorial Inc. at 608-284-6175 or wlem@wlem.com.