When I was nineteen and broke I once worked as a telemarketer.
I would call people from a list, primarily the elderly, and seek donations for the Fraternal Order of Police. In exchange for their donation the people would receive a bumper sticker that said, "I Support the Fraternal Order of Police".
People thought this would give them protection in traffic stops. The thing was they were not affiliated with the police at all.
I quit after one day due to the shame of what I felt to be scamming the elderly. I also didn't want to be associated with anything that had "Police" in the name.
seems like they've automated that job with a robocall now. I get them about once a month and it's clearly a recording. don't know how effective that is, meaning most people will just hang up upon figuring out that they are not talking to a person... but whatever.
There are some strange call centre jobs out there.