Phone Scam - 809

[Lalakai]

Just a "heads-up" folks. Another phone scam going around, is contacting people via email and post, saying they have received a prize or have been registered for "X", and all they need to do is call and confirm. It's an 809 prefix (non- US), and the charges have been as high as $2,000/minute. Since it's outside of the US, our laws don't give you much protection and you'll end up arguing with a non-english speaking person who doesn't care about your mistakes. Yeah, it's an old one, but it's going around again.

hope no one's been bit already.

 

[hevnsnt]

If you recieve an email saying this, or a phone call requesting that you call this number....
Please dial 1-809-REPORT-IT

 

[urameatball]

if you dialed 1-809-REPORT-IT and got scammed $2000 on your phone bill, please call 1-809-SCAMMED to cancel the charges.

 

[Vadatajs]

If you dialed the preceding 2 numbers and got scammed for both dial 1-809-IM-COOLBECAUSEIMPERPETUATINGAJOKETHATWASNTFUNNYTOBEGINWITH

 

[jjones]

<< If you dialed the preceding 2 numbers and got scammed for both dial 1-809-IM-COOLBECAUSEIMPERPETUATINGAJOKETHATWASNTFUNNYTOBEGINWITH >>


wtf?

 

[kev0ut]

<< If you dialed the preceding 2 numbers and got scammed for both dial 1-809-IM-COOLBECAUSEIMPERPETUATINGAJOKETHATWASNTFUNNYTOBEGINWITH >>



Uhh...I called the other ones but I'm not stupid enough to fall for this one...I mean, come on a phone number can't be THAT long

 

[hevnsnt]

haha

 

[MustangSVT]

so, is this illegal or legal? how are they doing this if this is illegal?

 

[Crabapple]

They can do this becayse there is no US law that can stop them