[Vision2020] Area Code 809 Phone Scam

bill london london@moscow.com
Thu, 27 May 2004 15:02:50 -0700


The 809 scammers are hammering the Palouse....check out this warning 
from WSU...BL

>> Area Code 809 Phone Scam
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>> We have received another warning about the area code 809 phone scam 
>> and would like to remind everyone to not return calls to area code 
>> 809 unless you know exactly who the caller is and you are doing 
>> business with that person in the Caribbean. While the scam has been 
>> around for several years it seems to be popping up again. The callers 
>> will usually tempt you with a message such "I have an important 
>> message for you", "you have won a prize", "I have news about a family 
>> member", etc. The problem with area code 809 is that calls to certain 
>> numbers are charged at exorbitant rates and you could end up paying 
>> thousands of dollars for such calls even though you may just end up 
>> listening to a recording. 
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