We have recently received disturbing telephone calls about organizations named similarly to Operation America Cares. In one case, a caller asked to be removed from a telemarketing list. In another, a caller's credit card was evidently billed without authorization.

One of the organizations doing outbound telemarketing is evidently named Americares. Operation America Cares is not associated in any way with Americares and we have no clue who they are or what they do. Operation America Cares has no telemarketing list and does not and has never done outbound telemarketing.

Another organization is evidently named America Cares, LLC. We believe this group has an advertised telephone number with a USA 515 area code (evidently disconnected) and credit card billing operations in Florida. Until today (June 25, 2009), we had also never heard of this organization.

Operation America Cares is a registered 501(c)3 non profit organization headquartered in Minnesota, USA. We accept donations via check, cash, barter, free labor, prayer, or other creative means - but to date, we have not invested in any ability to accept credit card payments. If you find an unauthorized credit card charge claiming to come from an organization named similarly to Operation America Cares, please contact us and we will work to get to the bottom of it. We don't like our name being used inappropriately any more than you like your credit card charged without authorization.