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Strategies & Market Trends : TATRADER GIZZARD STUDY--Stocks 12.00 or Less..... -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TATRADER who wrote (28337)	3/16/2002 8:48:46 AM
From: John J. O`Reilly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 59879

Hope this post will be of interested to folks here after the interesting posts on what to do if your credit card is lost. Subject: Don't Dial Area Code 809 > > > > > > Additional information can be obtained from the > following AT&T Web Site > att.com > > THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION PROVIDED TO > US BY AT&T. > > DON'T EVER 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 to all your friends and > > > >family so they don't > > > >get scammed! > > > >MAJOR SCAM: > > > >Don't respond to Emails, phone calls, or web > > > >pages which tell you to > > > >call an "809" Phone Number. > > > >This is a very important issue of Scam > > > >Busters because it alerts you to a > > > >scam that is spreading extremely quickly > > > >can easily cost you $2400 or > > > >more, and is difficult to avoid unless you > > > >are aware of it. We'd like to > > > >thank Verizon for bringing this scam to > > > >our attention. This scam has also > > > >been identified by the National > > > >Fraud Information Center and is costing > > > >victims a lots of money. There are lots of > > > >different permutations of this > > > >scam. > > > >HERE'S HOW IT WORKS: > > > >You will receive a message on your answering > > > >machine or your pager, > > > >which asks you to call a number beginning with > > > >area code 809. The reason > > > >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, > > > >died, 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 $24100.00. > > > >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, where as many U.S. homes that have 900 > > > >number blocking to avoid > > > >these kinds of charges, do not work in > > > >preventing 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 just > > > >disregard the message. Be wary of email 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 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 > > > > >