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Subject: [TenTec] Fw: K 6BUD FWD~S Fw: Fw: This is real
From: w7kxb@cox.net (W7KXB)
Date: Mon Feb 17 16:41:21 2003
Subject: K 6BUD FWD~S Fw: Fw: This is real


   Hi to All -------------YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THIS B/4  , TAKE NOTICE 
                                                  Harold 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Bob Mosbarger 
To: Pecan Nuts 
Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 3:07 PM
Subject: Fw: Fw: This is real


I've heard of the 809 code # but not the other 2.

Bob
----- Original Message ----- 
From: George Shields 

Subject: Fw: This is real
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 10:44:31 -0600
X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106


subject: This is real

  
       -Subject: 809 Area Code 


      We actually received a call last week from the 809 area code.  The woman 
      said "Hey, this is Karen.  Sorry I missed you--get back to us quickly. 
      Have something important to tell you."  Then she repeated a phone number 
      beginning with 809.  We did not respond. 


      Then this week, we received the following email: 


      Subject:  DON'T EVER DIAL AREA CODE 809, 284 AND 876 


      THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION PROVIDED TO US 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" 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 there 
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, where as 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 email 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 
      (920)687-904








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