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RE: Mia's scam warning...
I'm not sure if Mia's post about the 809 scam was meant to be locked or not. Since she stated that she was unsure about it's validity I checked with Hoax Busters. It is a valid warning. Here's what they said...
Area Code 809 Scam
February 2000
This is a hoax message that describes a real scam. It was ripped of from a 1996 ScamBusters report and revised with lots of errors added. See the Scambusters 809 report for more information. The real scam works much like the warning, but the numbers are wrong. The 809 area code serves the Dominican Republic and thus is an overseas call even though you dial it just like a long distance call within the U.S. Some numbers in the 809 area are pay per call numbers similar to 900 numbers except that there are no laws requiring them to tell you before you dial. This does not mean that you should never call an 809 number, just know who you are calling first. Other area codes to consider are:
242 - Bahamas
284 - British Virgin Islands
787 - Puerto Rico
In addition to the scambusters report, you can read about this scam on the Better Business Bureau website. To see where an area code is located, call your operator or look it up on the Telecommunications Research & Action Center site.
Just thought I'd pass that along.
Ann
I'm not sure if Mia's post about the 809 scam was meant to be locked or not. Since she stated that she was unsure about it's validity I checked with Hoax Busters. It is a valid warning. Here's what they said...
Area Code 809 Scam
February 2000
This is a hoax message that describes a real scam. It was ripped of from a 1996 ScamBusters report and revised with lots of errors added. See the Scambusters 809 report for more information. The real scam works much like the warning, but the numbers are wrong. The 809 area code serves the Dominican Republic and thus is an overseas call even though you dial it just like a long distance call within the U.S. Some numbers in the 809 area are pay per call numbers similar to 900 numbers except that there are no laws requiring them to tell you before you dial. This does not mean that you should never call an 809 number, just know who you are calling first. Other area codes to consider are:
242 - Bahamas
284 - British Virgin Islands
787 - Puerto Rico
In addition to the scambusters report, you can read about this scam on the Better Business Bureau website. To see where an area code is located, call your operator or look it up on the Telecommunications Research & Action Center site.
Just thought I'd pass that along.
Ann
