Beware of these new area codes!!!
WATCH OUT NEW AREA
CODE
Costly NEW AREA CODE: READ AND PASS
ALONG
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.
I 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 e-mail:
Do not DIAL
AREA CODES 809, 284 OR 876 from the U.S. or Canada.
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 U.S.
... 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 U.S. or Canada, you will
apparently be
charged a minimum of $2,425 per minute.
And you'll also 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.
HOW IT WORKS:
The 809 area code is located in the Dominican
Republic. The
charges afterward 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.
AT&T VERIFIES IT'S TRUE:
http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=6045<http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=6045>
SNOPES VERIFIES IT'S TRUE:
<http://www.snopes.com/fraud/telephone/809..asp>
http://search.atomz.com/search/?sp-q=area+code+809&x=26&y=15&sp-a=00062d45-sp00000000&sp-advanced=1&sp-p=all&sp-w-control=1&sp-w=alike&sp-date-range=-1&sp-x=any&sp-c=100&sp-m=1&sp-s=0
Craig Tomasovich
Operations Improvement Analyst
Business Solutions Group
ctomasov...@wm.com
Waste Management
1001 Fannin St, Suite 4000, Houston, Texas 77002
Cell 832-657-6228
Temporary Florida Office Phone 954-984-3061
The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the
determination that
whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at
hand.
Vince Lombardi
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