Avon Fire Department Issues Warning On Scam

AVON, CT - Residents have been receiving phone calls from an phony organization called the "Volunteer Firefighters Association."

The Fire Department has warned that these calls are part of a scam. The calls state that envelopes for donations will be arriving in residents' mailboxes in the near future and that they should support their local firefighters.

The Avon Volunteer Fire Department does not make phone calls asking for donations and is not affiliated with the organization making the calls.

According to a statement from the department, anyone wishing to make a donation to the Avon Volunteer Fire Department may do so via PayPal on the AVFD's website or via check made out to the Avon Volunteer Fire Department and mailed to Avon Volunteer Fire Department 3920, P.O. Box 4110, Woburn, MA 01888-4110. This is a mailbox associated with the AVFD's bank, not an outside fundraiser, and 100 percent of all donations go to the AVFD.

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