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| Posted By | Discussion Topic: an e-mail sent to me, believable or not? | ||||
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| hangupthephoneuSKANK | posted on 03-26-2001 @ 7:17 PM |    | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00  | here it is, just thought I'd share with the board, it might help you in the future. 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 Emails, phone calls, or web pages which tell you to call an "809" Phone Number. This is very important because it alerts you to a scam that 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 thisscam to our attention. This scam has also 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'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 or 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 aparently be charged $2,425 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 $24,100.00. WHY IT WORKS: The 809 area code is located it 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 U.S. 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 and/or investigate further and 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    "Ask not... what a MOD can do for you.... ...Ask what you can do for this board!" -FUCK YOU too moderfuckers- | ||||
| HummerLovin I hope people forgot that I went home with Sandy Kane one night | posted on 03-26-2001 @ 7:39 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | I've gotten this before too.. But franky, if people are going to be stupid enough to dial a number just because a random e-mail tells them to, then they deserve what they get... [fuck sig pics]I'm fucking sick of the hassle[/fuck sig pics] | ||||
King Shit *board owner* | posted on 03-26-2001 @ 7:42 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Veteran Registered: Feb. 01 | A bit offtopic, but since Skank obviously didn't get the memo...you can't have more than one sig, so please pick one and ditch the others, thanks. ~Matt/Froy from Jersey Official Protector of Gay Marco & SwampJunk...if he ever decides to post. | ||||
| 1st Sgt. Fil Stand up straight Stomach in Shoulders back SOUND OFF!!! | posted on 03-26-2001 @ 7:47 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Sep. 00 | I got one myself, I just discard it and move on. Good thing you pointed it out for the suckers out there. SUCK I won't change for anyone, MY Keep fighting until I'm done DICK I have a right to be myself, And you can all go fuck yourselves!  | ||||
| Shelle Bink | posted on 03-26-2001 @ 7:56 PM | | |||
| Hanger-On Registered: Jan. 70 | insert a big "Okay, Terrific" here.
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| ClusterF | posted on 03-26-2001 @ 7:58 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | And a Dillon here... just cuz I don't feel like defiling Skank's sig pic right now. (I will tarnish the scrolling one someday... oh yes!) I don't usually fall for net hoaxes, but I remember looking this one up on urban myths and legends website a while ago. Not that I give a flying monkey f, but this one is true.
Adopted Dilloners in training: Currently none - AIM CHRIS052076 | ||||
| hangupthephoneuSKANK | posted on 03-26-2001 @ 8:03 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | quote: it's done... by the way froy, nice talking to you too. quote: you love to defile my sigs... but you wont be seeing that scrolling sig pic around anytime soon... feel free to go to my site though, Visit this Website or this one Visit this Website *cough*ShamelessPlug*cough*... and pick one of my sigs ass ef. LMAO. "Ask not... what a MOD can do for you.... ...Ask what you can do for this board!" -FUCK YOU too moderfuckers- This message was edited by hangupthephoneuSKANK on 3-26-01 @ 8:15 PM | ||||
| Raven | posted on 03-26-2001 @ 8:27 PM | | |||
| Hanger-On Registered: Jan. 70 | MY adopted Newbie is :no one -- now looking to form a "Flock" | ||||
| hangupthephoneuSKANK | posted on 03-26-2001 @ 8:35 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | by raven...quote: I agree with on that Raven, LMAO... what's up with you, this is your second reply without any writtings in it, am I supposed to use 3-D goggles to read your replies? hehe anyway.. maybe your are editing it right about now, how knows? nice seeing you bro. "Ask not... what a MOD can do for you.... ...Ask what you can do for this board!" -eat my ef!- This message was edited by hangupthephoneuSKANK on 3-26-01 @ 8:46 PM | ||||
| ClusterF | posted on 03-26-2001 @ 8:40 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | ...
Adopted Dilloners in training: Currently none - AIM CHRIS052076 This message was edited by ClusterF on 3-26-01 @ 8:40 PM | ||||
| TheGooch Mullet Master Yo Gooch, Moron here... how's that for some fucked up shit... Fez is giving you status... Karma sucks, huh? | posted on 03-26-2001 @ 9:02 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | It's a hoax....see below Area Code 809 Scam February 2000 This is a hoax message that describes a real scam. It was ripped of from a 1996 ScamBusters report and revised with lots of errors added. See the Scambusters 809 report for more information. The real scam works much like the warning, but the numbers are wrong. The 809 area code serves the Dominican Republic and thus is an overseas call even though you dial it just like a long distance call within the U.S. Some numbers in the 809 area are pay per call numbers similar to 900 numbers except that there are no laws requiring them to tell you before you dial. This does not mean that you should never call an 809 number, just know who you are calling first.  | ||||
| ClusterF | posted on 03-26-2001 @ 9:03 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | and 1 more just cuz I'm bored.
Adopted Dilloners in training: Currently none - AIM CHRIS052076 This message was edited by ClusterF on 3-26-01 @ 9:03 PM | ||||
| hangupthephoneuSKANK | posted on 03-26-2001 @ 9:26 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | Thanks for clearing that up Gooch. and ClusterF... I think your mom is calling you LOL. "Ask not... what a MOD can do for you.... ...Ask what you can do for this board!" | ||||
| white shorts | posted on 03-26-2001 @ 9:29 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | i got a message on my machine telling me to call one of those 809 numbers because they said i won some kind of prize. | ||||
...And now the battle between us and them has begun. JYD-4-LIFE. | posted on 03-26-2001 @ 9:35 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Veteran Registered: May. 00 | if you 2 children cant play nice, then dont play together ok?? thanx the small of a woman's back, the hanging curve ball, high fiber, good scotch, that the novels of Susan Sontag are self-indulgent, overrated crap. I believe Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. I believe there ought to be a constitutional amendment outlawing Astroturf and the designated hitter. I believe in the sweet spot, soft-core pornography, opening your presents Christmas morning rather than Christmas Eve and I believe in long, slow, deep, soft, wet kisses that last three days. | ||||
| hangupthephoneuSKANK | posted on 03-26-2001 @ 9:47 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | hey white shorts, did you call them? Are you talking to me Face? :) "Ask not... what a MOD can do for you.... ...Ask what you can do for this board!" | ||||
| white shorts | posted on 03-26-2001 @ 9:49 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | no, i didn't call them because i got that e-mail too. | ||||
| hangupthephoneuSKANK | posted on 03-26-2001 @ 9:51 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | NICE GOING DEKE,LOL... but I bet yo would have called them if it wasn't for the e-mail, wouldn't you? "Ask not... what a MOD can do for you.... ...Ask what you can do for this board!" This message was edited by hangupthephoneuSKANK on 3-26-01 @ 9:53 PM | ||||
| white shorts | posted on 03-26-2001 @ 9:53 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | i dunno, maybe i would have. ;) This message was edited by white shorts on 3-26-01 @ 9:55 PM | ||||
| ClusterF | posted on 03-26-2001 @ 10:01 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | quote: We both nicey nice, face. Just a harmless friendly tooling. :) Wouldn't even think of it if I knew he couldn't take it, nor if he didn't have a sense of humour. (well... the sense of humour part may be pushing it) :: extends hand to skank for a man to man shake.... blindsides him with a swift kick to the nuts while he's distracted and runs away laughing his yambag off ::
Adopted Dilloners in training: Currently none - AIM CHRIS052076 | ||||
| Sephiroth | posted on 03-26-2001 @ 10:02 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Dec. 00 | quote: No, i dont think Anyone would ever send YOU a e-mail. LOL J/K BTW IM me, gotta tell you more about that Movie.  "In my veins courses the blood of the ancients... I am one of the rightful heirs to this planet!" "What I have shown you is reality. What you remember, that is the illusion."-Sephiroth "Jesus Christ buddy, you are WHITE! Do you live underground or something?"- Vos Have any anime questions? E-Mail Me or IM me at AIM: Hitokiri182 Go to foundry Chat, home of NUDE TEEN Chatters I am Master Shredder....I am Ninja Master | ||||
| hangupthephoneuSKANK | posted on 03-26-2001 @ 10:28 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | quote: Very funny... LMAO! ::::breathing normally, gets up, finds ClusterF' wallet on the ground(dropped while running away like chicken)finds home address, pays a visit to his cubicle he calls home, lights up malotov(SC) cocktail, throws it at the cubicle... walks away laughing while watching little children burning running around and bumpinng into each other without any sense of direction::::: wow... did I write all that? anyway.. it's all nicy nice. and thanks for the info SEPHIROTH "Ask not... what a MOD can do for you.... ...Ask what you can do for this board!" | ||||
| GonzoStyle | posted on 03-26-2001 @ 11:30 PM | | |||
| Hanger-On Registered: Jan. 70 | look at the queers role playing lol. ::walks in and ::: ooh go fuck yourself, lmao  Have you come here for forgiveness Have you come to raise the dead Have you come here to play Jesus To the lepers in your head | ||||
...And now the battle between us and them has begun. JYD-4-LIFE. | posted on 03-26-2001 @ 11:37 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Veteran Registered: May. 00 | my duds:) the small of a woman's back, the hanging curve ball, high fiber, good scotch, that the novels of Susan Sontag are self-indulgent, overrated crap. I believe Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. I believe there ought to be a constitutional amendment outlawing Astroturf and the designated hitter. I believe in the sweet spot, soft-core pornography, opening your presents Christmas morning rather than Christmas Eve and I believe in long, slow, deep, soft, wet kisses that last three days. | ||||
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