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
DIAL
AREA
CODE
809
,
284
AND
876
THIS IS
VERY
IMPORTANT
INFORMATION
PROVIDED
TO US BY
AT&T.
DON'T
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
Dominican
Republic.
They are
not
regulated
by the
US laws.
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)687-904