tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post7938385695448400780..comments2024-03-28T12:17:44.126-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): A closer look at the "Disabled Veterans National Foundation" - Updated x4Minnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-90748518906430910132023-10-15T09:59:00.368-05:002023-10-15T09:59:00.368-05:00Thank you for that followup, anon. I should repos...Thank you for that followup, anon. I should repost this now in 2023 for those who just read the new stuff - but that would change the link, which some have saved. So I'll leave it here in 2022.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-56359386150624792922023-10-15T08:46:32.637-05:002023-10-15T08:46:32.637-05:00OCTOBER 2023 - They are STILL at it ! They mailed ...OCTOBER 2023 - They are STILL at it ! They mailed me a "Performance wicking T-Shirt, a shopping bag and a check for $1.50" in a Giant yellow envelope with the word "PLEASE HELP" printed on the front. Seriously? I'm going to donate the shirt to a local charity & shred the checkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-81165828971532234252022-11-09T22:35:04.524-06:002022-11-09T22:35:04.524-06:00If you deposit a check from them (and it doesn'...If you deposit a check from them (and it doesn't bounce) don't the get your bank account number with the canceled check? If so, they have your name, address, and bank account number which may be saleable to scammers.<br />xoxoxoBruceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-57268286514050187482022-11-09T16:19:34.001-06:002022-11-09T16:19:34.001-06:00Probably packed by convicts making six cents an ho...Probably packed by convicts making six cents an hour. Crowboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615681320852482003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-39608234350547444362022-11-09T15:19:42.239-06:002022-11-09T15:19:42.239-06:00In re addendum #2 - It was pointed out to me the o...In re addendum #2 - It was pointed out to me the other day that anytime the "punishment" for a crime is a fine - it means the "crime" is legal if you have the money.rockyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17656781969522287931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-62346209809117787192022-11-09T14:33:06.881-06:002022-11-09T14:33:06.881-06:00I've received gloves and planner ... twice ......I've received gloves and planner ... twice ... this organization is a total scam. I donate monthly to DAV and WWP for years. Every charity has overhead and I know that, but I trust those two. DVNF is a bogus scam ... they want to you to think it's DAV ... unless you read the return address carefully.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-27576242460440855562022-03-15T21:06:01.932-05:002022-03-15T21:06:01.932-05:00Here in 2022 and this monstrosity came in the mail...Here in 2022 and this monstrosity came in the mail. What a joke. ZBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10258151753749595118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-91226294126720122402020-05-04T15:27:26.978-05:002020-05-04T15:27:26.978-05:00I have been contributing to these so called Vetera...I have been contributing to these so called Veterans Groups for a few years. I have enough calculators to count all the pennies in the US mint and enough Tshirts to last a while. Sometimes I get a second request even before I have acted on the first one. No more. They just go in the shredder along with all the other Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14252822011001292627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-85244753375022184412020-05-02T17:26:56.390-05:002020-05-02T17:26:56.390-05:00Visiting from 2020 bc i got one of these last year...Visiting from 2020 bc i got one of these last year with a tshirt and this year with a bunch of junk including a calculator & blank birthday cards. Makes me want to cash the check and donate it to a worthy, actually charitable organization where the money will be used and not just thrown at random residents. Probably wont bother with the trip to the bank though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-65277711860716192172019-07-17T12:43:11.953-05:002019-07-17T12:43:11.953-05:00They apparently have not changed their practices v...They apparently have not changed their practices very much as we received a large envelope today containing an unsolicited T-shirt and tote bag with the typical "guilt trip" delivery confirmation forms. These items are not even worth passing on to other proper charities and we plan to return them with a cease and desist request.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-18710732019682296322018-01-18T16:52:30.731-06:002018-01-18T16:52:30.731-06:00My father received a check and calculator and a ni...My father received a check and calculator and a nice pen and 2018 planner today! He served the Navy as a hospital assistant second class. I placed his ashes at Calverton Cemetery two years ago but he's still with me. ManhattanHighSchoolHistoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17064239360753687724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-82160661823174109132018-01-18T16:51:41.869-06:002018-01-18T16:51:41.869-06:00My father received a check and calculator and a ni...My father received a check and calculator and a nice pen and 2018 planner today! He served the Navy as a hospital assistant second class. I placed his ashes at Calverton Cemetery two years ago but he's still with me. ManhattanHighSchoolHistoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17064239360753687724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-48858434179280810572018-01-16T10:21:43.996-06:002018-01-16T10:21:43.996-06:00I'm a reporter looking into this group and rec...I'm a reporter looking into this group and recent activity. you got the check in october? could you shoot me a note justin.gray@coxinc.comJustin Grayhttp://www.wsbtv.com/station/justin-gray-biography/214789146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-30283255834769047812017-10-26T14:03:07.958-05:002017-10-26T14:03:07.958-05:00we got no desk set but a check for #2.50. It said ...we got no desk set but a check for #2.50. It said pay to the order of me or Bearer. So I deposited it. My bank bounced it back and charged me $12.00 for the transaction and charged me the $2.50. It was drawn on the Bank of America account. I tried to go to the bank of America for information but they said their privacy laws wont allow them to disclose anything. Now I am out $14.50 and I am sending a letter to this scam foundationgenerous donatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222846386222592048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-89019479239894507572017-06-26T14:49:07.728-05:002017-06-26T14:49:07.728-05:00i am very upset with these people at lease once a ...i am very upset with these people at lease once a week i am getting there junk thats made cheap in other countries, if they are working on behalf our veterans they send the so called gifts should be made in the usa this help to provide more jobs for our countryAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03834198442915225454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-65466143756459425902017-03-15T14:33:41.029-05:002017-03-15T14:33:41.029-05:00Organizations such as this should be investigated,...Organizations such as this should be investigated, closed down and utterly be ashamed misrepresenting themselves as supporting those who have gone to wars and come back to our beloved country maimed and wounded in body and soul. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-52490367675965313742017-02-16T11:48:52.001-06:002017-02-16T11:48:52.001-06:00Recently did a donation to Paralyzed Veterans of A...Recently did a donation to Paralyzed Veterans of America, so here comes DVNF. Same as Post dated Sept. 19, 2016. I got the Calculator, Note Pad,2017 Planner, Pen, & Check for $2.50 from DVNF. Like other organizations that do the same I'll cash the check. Have a select few Veteran Organizations I donate to. Any must spend 70% or more on the Veterans themselves or I won't even look at them. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06111972962921460097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-23300999090166482332016-09-19T15:34:37.602-05:002016-09-19T15:34:37.602-05:00September 2016: DVNF is still in business. Forgot ...September 2016: DVNF is still in business. Forgot to say in the previous "reply" that the DVNF also included a $2.50 check for me to cash, along with the binder that holds the calculator, notepad, pen and a non-functional planner. That's right...Now they are giving away money!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-23888434837119365292016-09-19T15:24:36.637-05:002016-09-19T15:24:36.637-05:00September 2016: Still in business. Received calcu...September 2016: Still in business. Received calculator and a pad with a pen in a vinyl binder plus a small "redundantly put together" planner that is not conveniently functional at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-27506423162663154802016-09-14T13:46:18.102-05:002016-09-14T13:46:18.102-05:00Thanks for your blog. This morning in 2016 Sept, I...Thanks for your blog. This morning in 2016 Sept, I got the same package of calculator,pen,pocket book. I too wonder what this organization is. Look over internet and not good charity. I will not make any donation as I usu. do. Thanks for raising alert to us so that we don't fall prey to those opportunists and can give help to those needed. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-4023023141186786872016-07-09T10:53:37.017-05:002016-07-09T10:53:37.017-05:00Just received a large envelope from DVNF containin...Just received a large envelope from DVNF containing a Bank of America check made out to me, a fancy tee shirt and a tote bag. Letter included assured the check was good and asked for a $25 donation. I'm endorsing the check to the Salvation Army and donating the tee shirt and tote to their charity drive!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-80747071705417775792016-03-17T16:00:26.843-05:002016-03-17T16:00:26.843-05:00And the scam is still going on in 2016!! Today I r...And the scam is still going on in 2016!! Today I received the large envelope with the calculator, etc in it. I had never received mail from them before and have no idea how they got my name. As soon as I read their message, I came to the computer to check on them as it smelled "fishy" to me! It made me angry to think people could be so low and so greedy. My husband was in the Navy Air Force for six years, being there before, during and after WW2 and including 18 months in the S. Pacific supporting and protecting our Navy from the Japs. He passed on in 2014, and I think these vultures desecrate his and other veterans' memory. They will get nothing from me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-56500422881948633612016-02-03T06:47:21.736-06:002016-02-03T06:47:21.736-06:00Do research on good will.....just a name and they ...Do research on good will.....just a name and they give nothing, to the needy, or poorAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02453208865669480689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-51135072230370468532015-12-03T13:02:54.297-06:002015-12-03T13:02:54.297-06:00This and other "we trust you, trust us" ...This and other "we trust you, trust us" charities attempt to profit from your conscience in your feeling guilty for keeping what you didn't pay for. Cashing the $2.50 check could be considered larceny; like they would do legal action over $2 and change? But shred it and give the goods away or reseal it as it came, refuse/return via mail; sticking them with PO charges and the goods.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-22632133073845173452015-04-08T00:34:57.807-05:002015-04-08T00:34:57.807-05:00yes I like the candidates letters, typically 4-5 p...yes I like the candidates letters, typically 4-5 pages, that tell you what we need to do to save our country, then ask you for 1,000, 500.00, 250.00 100.00, or 50.00, all in one sentence. Then they intersperse more text with the same sentence with dollar amounts over and over to the end of the letter, as though they need to ask you 5 times, like we are all stupid.<br /><br />thanks so much for the info on this so-called veterans org, I got a desk set and a 2.50 check today;, was bothered by the resources spent on this 'gift' and started seeking info online about them. Thanks a bunch--Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com