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- From: JLOENHOLDT@xxxxxxx
- To: HLOENHOLDT@xxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 14:02:01 EST
DON'T EVER DIAL AREA CODE 809, 284 AND 876
>
> THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION PROVIDED BY
> AT&T. DON'T EVER DIAL
> AREA
>
> CODE 809
>
> This one is being distributed all over the US. This
> is pretty scary,
>
> especially given the way they try to get you to
> call. Be sure you
> read
>
> this and pass it on to all your friends and family
> so they don't get
>
> scammed!
>
> MAJOR SCAM:
>
> Don't respond to Emails, phone calls, or web pages
> which tell you to
> call
>
> an "809" area Phone Number. This is a very
> important issue of Scam
>
> Busters because it alerts you to a scam that is
> spreading
> *extremely*
>
> quickly, can easily cost you $2400 or more, and is
> difficult to avoid
>
>
> unless you are aware of it. We'd like to thank
> Verizon for bringing
> this
>
> scam to our attention. This scam has also been
> identified by the
> National
>
> Fraud Information Center and is costing victims a
> lots of money.
> There are
>
> lots of different permutations of this scam.
>
> HERE'S HOW IT WORKS:
>
> You will receive a message on your answering machine
> or your pager,
> which
>
> asks you to call a number beginning with area code
> 809. The reason
> you're
>
> asked to call varies. It can be to receive
> information about a
> family
>
> member who has been ill, to tell you someone
> has-been arrested, died,
> to
>
> let you know you have won a wonderful prize, etc.
> In each case, you
> are
>
> told to call the 809 number right away. Since t
> here are so many
> new
>
> area codes these days, people unknowingly return
> these calls. If you
> call
>
> from the US, you will apparently be charged $2425
> per-minute. Or,
> you'll
>
> get a long recorded message. The point is, they
> will try to keep you
> on
>
> the phone as long as possible to increase the
> charges. Unfortunately,
> when
>
> you get your phone bill, you'll often be charged
> more than
> $24,100.00.
>
> WHY IT WORKS:
>
> The 809 area code is located in the British Virgin
> Islands (The
> Bahamas).
>
> The 809 area code can be used as a "pay-per-call"
> number, similar to
> 900
>
> numbers in the US. Since 809 is not in the US, it
> is not covered by
> U.S.
>
> regulations of 900 numbers, which require that you
> be notified and
> warned
>
> of charges and rates involved when you call a
> pay-per-call" number.
>
> There is also no requirement that the company
> provide a time period
> during
>
> which you may terminate the call without being
> charged. Further,
> whereas
>
> many U.S. homes that have 900 number blocking to
> avoid these kinds of
>
>
> charges, do not work in preventing calls to the 809
> area code.
>
> We recommend that no matter how you get the message,
> if you are asked
> to
>
> call a number with an 809 area code that you don't
> recognize, just
>
> disregard the message. Be wary of e-mail, or calls,
> asking you to
> call an
>
> 809 area code number. It's important to prevent
> becoming a victim of
> this
>
> scam, since trying to fight the charges afterwards
> can become a real
>
> nightmare. That's because you did actually make the
> call. If you
>
> complain, both your local phone company and your
> long distance
> carrier
>
> will not want to get involved and will most likely
> tell you that they
> are
>
> simply providing the billing for the foreign
> company. You'll end up
>
> dealing with a foreign company that argues they have
> done nothing
> wrong.
>
> Please forward this entire message to your friends,
> family and
> colleagues
>
> to help them become aware of this scam.
>
> Sandi Van Handel
>
> AT&T Field Service Manager
>
>
Juergen Loenholdt
1511 E. Florence Blvd. # 613
Casa Grande, AZ 85222
520-316-9152
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