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| Permalink View Article Stats (1 comment) Promoted to Headline (H3) on 11/9/10: Scam Alert: 809 Area Code Scam Quicklink submitted by Joan Brunwasser (Add your own quicklinks easily with the OpEdNews Quick Link Browser bookmark) |
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| This long distance phone scam causes consumers to inadvertently incur high charges on their phone bills. Consumers usually receive a message telling them to call a phone number with an 809,284,649,or 876 area code in order to collect a prize,find out info about a sick relative,etc.The caller assumes the number is a typical three-digit US area code;however,the caller is actually connected to a phone number outside the US. |
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Snopes has a lot to say about this one:
by B. Ross Ashley on Tuesday, Nov 9, 2010 at 9:47:36 PM