| Posted by: smokespadrons at March 23, 2001, 6:54 pm | | Topic: WARNING!!!!! Forum: Winner Online |
<URBAN LEGEND ALERT!!!!!!>
Actually, not really. This began as a real scam alert but has undergone a few mutations over the years. See
http://www.scambusters.org/809Scam.html
also http://www.urbanlegends.about.com is a great site for this kind of stuff.
Smoke 'em if you got 'em
Smokespadrons
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| Posted by: James at March 23, 2001, 1:22 pm | | Topic: WARNING!!!!! Forum: Winner Online |
The telephone support for iGlobalMedia casinos is area code 809.
Fortunately, when I called them I only paid about $2-$3/min.
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| Posted by: AmateurSleuth at March 23, 2001, 12:59 pm | | Topic: WARNING!!!!! Forum: Winner Online |
What you say is true GM.
I only wanted to prevent problems, if possible. As we all know dealing with the phone company is a pain in the best of times, never mind disputing a $20,000 phone bill.
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| Posted by: The GameMaster at March 23, 2001, 8:31 am | | Topic: WARNING!!!!! Forum: Winner Online |
Perhaps this is real and maybe it isn't, but bear in mind that you may billed at $2500 per minute, but that doesn't mean you have to pay it. Foreign phone companies send their bills to your long distance carrier and you have to right to dispute any charges.
The foreign company doesn't get paid until you pay, so these scams usually don't work.
GM
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| Posted by: Wanker1 at March 23, 2001, 5:37 am | | Topic: WARNING!!!!! Forum: Winner Online |
Max I want to discuss you banning me please call my home on 809 288 9002 cheers mate
Hitmob
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| Posted by: AmateurSleuth at March 23, 2001, 5:11 am | | Topic: WARNING!!!!! Forum: Winner Online |
Subject: Telephone scam: Calls to the 809 area code.
(Alert from the Better Business Bureau]
Warning 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 & pass it on to all your friends and family so they don't get scammed!
MAJOR SCAM:
Don't respond to E-mails, phone calls, or web pages which tell you to
call an "809" Phone Number. This scam is spreading *extremely* quickly can easily
cost you $24,100 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 ictims a lot of money.
There are lots of different permutations of this scam, but HERE'S HOW IT WORKS:
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