Paul, >From what I understand, the area code is one outside of the United States and wherever the area is, there seems to be a hoard of scammers working together to defraud persons in the United States. I heard about this two years ago and believe it is a legitimate fraud warning. Sherelle In a message dated 08/04/2001 12:06:23 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I am dubious that an entire area code could be set up as a pay-per-minute > thing like that because it doesn't make sense. Who would profit from it > other > than that phone company? > Marcel's post sounds like one of those Internet legends that gets > circulated > so often, like the one in which Bill Gates and Walt Disney Jr. will send > you > on a free trip to Disney World if you forward their e-mail to 10 people. > On the other hand, the Sierra Leone e-mail, which had already been > forwarded to me by other friends seeking to alert me, appears to be a > genuine > (<oxymoron) attempt to swindle gullible people.
