-----Original Message----- From: HENRY LEACH <hleach@buckman.com> To: Allen R. Jones <ajones1779@aol.com>; Barbara Boller <preciousbarb@yahoo.com>; BARBARA JH THOMAS <DOLLBARBEE@aol.com>; Cynthia Griffin <cgriffin@intop.net>; DONELL BARTON <DONELLDEB@prodigy.net>; Linda Smith-Buckner <linda.smith.buckner@abnamro.com>; Mary L. Davis <maryd48@apci.net>; Russell, Dorothy <DRussell@hq.odedodea.edu> Date: Thursday, August 12, 1999 7:45 PM Subject: Fw: Scam > >-----Original Message----- >From: cbower@isisph.com <cbower@isisph.com> >To: Hlragsdale@aol.com <Hlragsdale@aol.com> >Date: Monday, August 02, 1999 7:00 PM >Subject: Fwd: Scam > > >> >> >> >>---------------------- Forwarded by Christina Bower/ISIS on 08/03/99 10:22 >AM >>--------------------------- >> >>Erin Ferragamo >>08/03/99 10:21 AM >>2523 >>Ext.: >>Anti-inflammatory Project Team >> >> >> >>To: ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT STAFF, mikeff@webtv.net, jgmoye@aol.com, 2302 >> PROJECT TEAM >>cc: >>Subject: Fwd: Scam >> >>Forward to those who would be concerned. >>---------------------- Forwarded by Erin Ferragamo/ISIS on 08/03/99 10:21 >AM >>--------------------------- >> >> >>"Georgina Arana" <garan@ci.carlsbad.ca.us> on 08/03/99 08:28:17 AM >> >> >> >> To: Erin Ferragamo/ISIS@ISIS >> >> cc: >> >> >> >> Subject: Fwd: Scam >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>Date: Tue, 03 Aug 1999 08:20:09 -0700 >>From: "Delphine Smith" <dsmit@ci.carlsbad.ca.us> >>To: <dbird@ci.carlsbad.ca.us>,<dreyn@ci.carlsbad.ca.us>, >><garan@ci.carlsbad.ca.us>, <jmead@ci.carlsbad.ca.us>, >><larre@ci.carlsbad.ca.us>, <lmoor@ci.carlsbad.ca.us>, >><ncarp@ci.carlsbad.ca.us>, <ngard@ci.carlsbad.ca.us> >>Subject: Scam >>Mime-Version: 1.0 >>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII >>Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable >>Content-Disposition: inline >> >>Subject: RE: SCAM: Do Not Respond to 809 area code requests >> >>Don't Respond To Emails, Phone Calls, Or Pages which Tell You To Call An >>"809" Phone Number. >>This is a very important issue of Internet ScamBusters! because it alerts >>you to a scam that is: spreading extremely quickly, can easily cost you >>$100 or more, and is difficult to avoid unless you are aware of it. >>This scam has been identified by the National Fraud Information Center and >>is costing victims a lot of money. >>There are lots of different permutations of this scam, but here is how it >>works: >>Permutation #1: Internet Based Phone Scam Via Email. You receive an >email, >>typically with a subject line of "ALERT" or "Unpaid Account." The message, >>which is being spammed across the net, says: I am writing to give you a >>final 24hrs to settle your outstanding account. If I have not received the >>settlement in full, I will commence legal proceedings without further >delay. >>If you would to discuss this matter to avoid court action, call Mike >Murray, >>Global Communications at (809) 496-2700. >>Permutation #2: Phone Or Pager Scam. >>You receive a message on your answering machine or your pager which asks >you >>to call a number beginning with area code 809. The reason to you're asked >>to call varies: it can be to receive information about a family member who >>has been ill, to tell you someone has been arrested, dead or to let you >know >>you have won a wonderful prize, etc. >>In each case, you're 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 $25 >>per-minute! Sometimes the person who answers the phone will speak broken >>English and pretend not to understand you. Other times, you'll just 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 $100! >>Here's why it works: The 809 area code is located in the British Virgin >>Islands (the Bahamas). The 809 area code can be used as a "pay-per-call" >>number, similar to 900 numbers in the US. Since 809 is not in the US, it >is >>not covered by U.S. regulations of 900 numbers, which require that you be >>notified and warned of charges and rates involved when you call a >>pay-per-call" number. There is also no requirement that the company >provide >>a time period during which you may terminate the call without being >charged. >>Further, whereas many US phones have 900 number blocking (to avoid these >>kinds of charges), 900 number blocking will not prevent calls to the 809 >>area code. We recommend that no matter how you get the message, if you are >>asked to call a number with an 809 area code that you don't recognize, >>investigate further and/or disregard the message. Be very wary of emails >or >>calls asking you to call an 809 area code number. >>It's important to prevent becoming a victim of this scam, since trying to >>fight 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 issue of Internet ScamBusters! to your friends, >>family and colleagues to help them become aware of this scam so they don't >>get ripped off. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >
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