Bob, you are not quite right! They are a private enterprise purporting to collect on behalf of which ever 'charity' is in their calling register. The calling company keeps 80% to 90% of what ever you foolishly 'donated' and they will pass on only the bearest of crumbs to the 'charity' which is enough to keep the scam 'legal' for get around do not call registers.

telemarketers

falsely collecting money.

Rural Fire Brigade. the money they collect does not end up at Rural Fire Brigade Branches.

I let this call go to message bank but they hung up before they said anything. Looks like a hoax number.

This number belongs to a paedophile called Aaron Raymond Russell seems to be residing in Queensland. Aaron Raymond Russell is also the identity theft. He is part of Scamming organization in Thailand

I fell for it ones bought $50 worth of tickets . They said the ticket will be in the mail never received any tickets, tell them to mail the tickets before you buy.
Leon

Your "rant" was unnecessary and childish..

Not a Scam:

http://www.rfbaq.org/index.php?tgtPage=news&id=view,185

The number listed on the RFBAQ site in the "scammer" information is to show those with caller ID the number if it is actually RFBAQ calling. This is there number not the scammers.

Hung up as soon as I spoke into phone

Well, here we go again. I just received a call from this number so the scam is still going.

This number continues to harrass and harrass. I dont care either if they are from the rural fire brigade. they should show some common sense and stop being so rude and abusing their position. You dont ring people 247, hang up and never say anything. they are disturbing everyones peace. Why do they act like some 3rd world scammer. If they are the professionals they are supposed to be then why not act like.

Spam/10

Had these guys ring me after 5 pm pain in the butts

Just had call at 7pm. This is not from rural fire brigade it is a scam as per the rural fire bridges own website. This number is pretending to be selling tickets in there fundraising however you never get the tickets. Lesson. Don't give your credit card to anyone over the phone ask for a brochure to be sent out or after the call check out the light webpage.

They are still at it. Why would anyone give their credit card details to a complete stranger on the other end of the line. People wonder why they get ripped off.

I received multiple calls on my mobile. When I get one like that I simple enter the number as a contact under a heading of F*%king Scammer or similar so that when they try again I know not to accept the call.

If its' the RFB, it'd be nice if they said something after I've stopped my noisy machinery and dug out my phone from under my winter woolies to answer their their call.

Hung up when answering - waste of time for all concerned