How ‘Scam PACs’ reap millions in the name of heart-tugging causes

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'The motto was, 'Leave your morals at the door': A former call center worker in Alabama is among 12 PAC telemarketers who told Reuters they knew their companies would keep most of the millions trusting donors gave them

Reuters gains rare access into the world of fundraising for these charitable-sounding political action committees, a tiny but profitable niche in the U.S. telemarketing industry. “We were good at slick-talking these people,” one former caller, a felon, said of unwitting donors.

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