809 area code

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>>>>> "Richard" == Richard Masoner <richardm@cd.com> writes:

    Richard> Yo net.folks, Most of you have probably already heard of
    Richard> this, but there are a number of scams being perpetrated
    Richard> where the victim is coerced to call a number in the 809
    Richard> area code.  This area code is in the Caribbean and is
    Richard> charged at international rates.

    Richard> Common scams include being paged with the number to call
    Richard> being (809)XXX-XXXX, and receiving a dunning notice via
    Richard> email threatening legal action unless you call
    Richard> (809)XXX-XXXX to clear things up.

    Richard> Richard Masoner

A scam generally implies that someone is giong to profit from it.  So
where is the profit to the originator of the email if a person does
call the Caribbean?  Are these emails being sent by the Caribbean
phone company?  Or is it really not a scam, but a practical joke,
because the originator does not tangibly benefit, but the recipient
looses?  This sounds like the same mindset I refered to in my post
about the lewd photographs being on the same web page as the technical
information.  :-(

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