303-232-4483 / 3032324483

Something to keep in mind about all these bothersome calls for surveys, so called charities and even with charity pickups despite asking them to remove you from their list:Call centers have sprung up in my town that make use of the survey and the charity loophole around the do not call list; they have been a headache for law enforcement, emergency services, neighboring businesses and residential areas. When I ask any patrolling officer in town about these call centers, they are quick to state their frustrations about the criminal activity that some of these call centers have brought into the area. Several law enforcement agencies regularly visit some of these call centers looking for warrant arrests etc. I have heard stories from other sources including from frustrated employees that work for these call centers complaining about the drug activity, vandalism of cars and neighboring businesses, break-ins and theft, drinking while on the job, smoke breaks are actually marijuana breaks, drunk driving, very dangerous driving, tons of tossed out litter of empty liquor containers, trash, food etc . I have heard of stories where the mangers are also involved in criminal activities and have even preyed on their legitimate employees who are simply trying to eek out a living on horrible wages. Also the operators are untrained in a very high turn around, poorly managed and dysfunctional work environment. Also realize this when you call a companies’ customer service line and get horrible service from the call center that’s been hired by the company. One time while on a call with our bank’s customer service, the operator was so loopy that it required ending the call and calling again to try and get someone else to help, think about that when you call a companies customer service and the conversation gets odd, off the wall and obtuse – you may be talking to an operator that’s drunk or on something. After 6 months of getting a different and wrong answer to our ongoing problem each time we called our bank, we gave up and closed the account.With so little police left in our town due to cutbacks, they can’t always respond to vandalism and break-ins when it’s witnessed as they have their plate full responding to the major emergencies, this allows the criminal activity free reign, the neighborhood becomes the hood. Some insurance companies require proof of private security patrols before they will honor a claim due to vandalism or theft leaving the neighboring businesses off guard and uncovered. These businesses also have the added cost to hire private security or install security systems and monitoring. Then there are the dangers and headaches to the nearby businesses employees such as their cars being vandalized or broken into. Some businesses simply give in, pickup and move out of town.One of my neighbors owns a call center and he requires that his operators are bonded, but I guess there’s no laws requiring this – there should be. Right now in my town it seems like anybody can start up a call center and hire questionable labor for cheap without much regulation.

Getting the calls. Been to their website. They take your donations and sell them on an annual basis wholesale to the highest bidder. This is ridiculous. There are better ways to donate your stuff where the charity actually gets the money. Not some organization that can pay for non-stop, scripted callers. These people give charity giving a bad name.

We have been receiving calls from this number nearly daily and at various times during the day and night. We are on the NO CALL list. This type of solicitation is in violation of my privacy and is irritating. I have even tried to answer the call and have heard only noise on the other end. This has to stop. The BBB needs to work with this company.

Please People Listen I haved worked for the Call Center Company that makes all these phone calls for all these Charities. They not only make calls for Colorado Charities. They also call to other states like maryland, NY state, Minnesota, Virginia and Etc... The Company is called Apogee Retail In Columbus Nebraska. Phone # (402) 564-9903. This company is an unmarked shady lookin buliding. That is run by a bunch of druggy people

I too, receive numerous calls, at least three a day, from alleged charities, debt collectors looking for persons who had my number before, etc. Is there a way to block numbers through my phone system?What exactly is Healing Minds? Is it illegal for debt collection services to use automatic dialing as well?Thank you,Mrs. Redbird

Mrs. Redbird, I have Comcast. I am able to block up to 12 numbers on my phone. I can use that up in about 3 days due to Charity Pickup/Lupus Pickup using so many different numbers when calling. I have called the Attorney General and he said unfortunately there is nothing that can be done about it due to Congress exempting themselves and Charities from the Do Not Call registry. He said he has received NUMEROUS complaints about this very number, and all other numbers they use. He suggested calling the Organization itself to complain that the telemarketers they use are harassing people. Good luck getting through or a call back. They do not care.I receive so many calls that I have had to set a special ring for friends and family. If I don't hear that ring, I don't even check caller ID because I know it's one of those telemarketers. This is insane. Our numbers are being sold over and over and all we get are headaches. No point changing your phone number...that will get sold too.I wish we could change this.

If charities are allowed to call even though you are on the "DO NOT CALL" list, then why are they not required to leave a message and you can call them if you want to donate.

I've asked these people NICELY to remove my name so many times I'm sick of it. They call at all hours. Okay, this is probably mean and I don't know how long it will work, but... I have selective call forwarding. I forwarded 303-232-4483 to the main Lupus CO Pickup number 303-597-4050. Let them deal with the annoying idiots for a while.

i've asked them to remove my name from the call list, most recently an agent named nicole, then her supervisor named amy, so we'll see if they remove me from their list, as this is at least the 10th time i've asked them to do this

I've done that the last few years with this number (alongside several other callers who refuse to accept NO for an answer) without effect. Thankfully I'll be leaving Colorado within the next few months. These so-called "Charities" call continuously here and clearly refuse to accept NO regularly for an answer.