Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 21:31:16 +0800 From: "Kathy Quinlan" <katinka@magestower.com> To: <Ts_Perth@egroups.com>, <IFAS_AustralasianM2F@egroups.com>, "freebsd questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Fw: [EOT] Please read this it is very important Message-ID: <00bc01c06508$f8baa860$fe00a8c0@domain>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "monica Fitz" <mamaekky@iinet.net.au> To: <Edgeoftwilight@egroups.com>; <niteshadows@egroups.com>; <pagancrafts@egroups.com>; <perthpagans@egroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 8:49 PM Subject: [EOT] Please read this it is very important > Dear friends, > i recived this in one of my egroups it is of the most important , please > pass this onto to all your friends especially friends in the USA. It is > a scam and ppl are being badly affected finacially because of this . > > 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 & 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 $24100 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 lot of money. There are lots of > >different permutations of this scam, but... ...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 $24100.00. > >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. phones have 900 number blocking to avoid these > kinds > >of charges, 900 number blocking will not prevent 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 and/or > >investigate further and 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)687-9045 > > * 877 479-7902 > >** (920)687-9182 > > > -------------------------- eGroups Sponsor -------------------------~-~> > eGroups eLerts > It's Easy. It's Fun. Best of All, it's Free! > http://click.egroups.com/1/9698/0/_/_/_/976711549/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------_-> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > EdgeOfTwilight-unsubscribe@egroups.com > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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