Important Please Read About Calling Area Code 809

tec1959

Expert Expediter
IMPORTANT INFO ABOUT AREA CODE 809.
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. I Have something important to tell you." Then she repeated a phone number beginning with 809 "We didn't respond".

Then this week, we received the following e-mail:

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.
They get you to call by telling you that it is information about a family member who has been ill or to tell you someone has-been arrested, died, or 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 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.

Additional information on these area codes can be found from ATT at:

http://www.consumer.att.com/consumertips/areacode.html
 

unorthodoxneon

Expert Expediter
RE: Important Please Read About Calling Area Code

I clicked the link and they said that email is a hoax, but the scam is true. They say its not 2400 a minute but $4
 

LDB

Veteran Expediter
Retired Expediter
RE: Important Please Read About Calling Area Code

According to www.snopes.com it's a real threat with a risk of $25 to $100 total.

Leo Bricker, 73's K5LDB, OOIDA 677319
Owner, Panther trucks 5507, 5508, 5509
Highway Watch Participant, Truckerbuddy
EO Forum Moderator
----------
Support the entire Constitution, not just the parts you like.
 

tec1959

Expert Expediter
RE: Important Please Read About Calling Area Code

Hi guys i just wanted to post the email as i got it to inform everyone of the scam,I hope it helps......
 

greg334

Veteran Expediter
RE: Important Please Read About Calling Area Code

Thanks for the warning,

So let me get this straight, you call a number that is outside of the US without international calling code and you get charged for it. Why doesn't the phone companies simply make it more difficult to call the area code? I mean they are the ones who own the equipment that routes the calls to those numbers.
 

Pappy

Expert Expediter
RE: Important Please Read About Calling Area Code

Here is how I think I would handle a situation like this should I fall victom to such a scam.
It would require very little detective work to pin point the exact location of the incoming call ( where it came from ) and the exact location of the phone at the number I was to call.
Then, thanks to tactical seek and destroy training, both locations would go up with a bang and a puff of smoke in a few short days! END OF PROBLEM

Pappy
35 years OTR T/T x(
 

greg334

Veteran Expediter
RE: Important Please Read About Calling Area Code

Pappy

You triggered a thought - thanks.

Here it is.

I receive an average of 150 unwanted emails on any given day through 5 email accounts - everything from buying fake Viagra to human organs.

A lot of these emails come from what is called scrapping and others are captureed through eBay (when you bid, some sellers do sell your email address while there are a lot of other ways to get your email address from eBay).

I really wish I choose law school instead of engineering.

So almost every email I receive is from a registered domain, which by the way domains are not owned but sort of rented.

My idea is to simply sue the holder of the domain for the spam.
 
Top