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...there are locations outside the U.S. where telephone numbers may look like domestic long-distance calls, but are actually international calls and international rates will apply.
For example,
284 (British Virgin Islands),
242 (Bahamas),
246 (Barbados),
268 (Antigua/Barbuda),
345 (Cayman Islands),
664 (Montserrat),
670 (U.S. commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands),
758 (St. Lucia),
787 (Puerto Rico),
767 (Dominica),
809 (Dominican Republic),
869 (St. Kitts & Nevis),
868 (Trinidad & Tobago), and
876 (Jamaica)
are all area codes in the Caribbean.
The scheme: the scammer often leaves a message typically asking consumers to call what appears to be an ordinary long-distance telephone number to confirm a lottery prize, or to get information about a relative who has been injured in an accident. In each case, you are told to call the number right away. Since there are so many new area codes these days, people unknowingly return the calls. Once the number is dialed, the scam artist will try to keep you on the phone as long as possible to increase the charges.
...there are locations outside the U.S. where telephone numbers may look like domestic long-distance calls, but are actually international calls and international rates will apply.
For example,
284 (British Virgin Islands),
242 (Bahamas),
246 (Barbados),
268 (Antigua/Barbuda),
345 (Cayman Islands),
664 (Montserrat),
670 (U.S. commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands),
758 (St. Lucia),
787 (Puerto Rico),
767 (Dominica),
809 (Dominican Republic),
869 (St. Kitts & Nevis),
868 (Trinidad & Tobago), and
876 (Jamaica)
are all area codes in the Caribbean.
The scheme: the scammer often leaves a message typically asking consumers to call what appears to be an ordinary long-distance telephone number to confirm a lottery prize, or to get information about a relative who has been injured in an accident. In each case, you are told to call the number right away. Since there are so many new area codes these days, people unknowingly return the calls. Once the number is dialed, the scam artist will try to keep you on the phone as long as possible to increase the charges.
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Date: 2009-08-12 05:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-08-12 05:31 pm (UTC)Так же как и владельцы американских pay-per-minutes 900-numbers, scammer потом получит денежку с телефонной компании. Телефонная компания действует по закону.
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Date: 2009-08-12 05:38 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-08-12 05:41 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-08-12 05:47 pm (UTC)Спасибо!
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Date: 2009-08-12 05:43 pm (UTC)no subject
Звонить за границу даже ещё лучше с мобильного телефона. :)
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Date: 2009-08-12 06:03 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-08-12 05:37 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-08-12 05:41 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-08-12 05:43 pm (UTC)Все ждем, пока вы выясните, что не для всех :)
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Date: 2009-08-12 06:45 pm (UTC)http://800notes.com/articles/Article.aspx/LFRVNXyqwQBNrAjLF8wQyg
International Phone Calls Scam: It's not always easy to tell if you're dialing an international telephone number. In most cases, you have to dial 011 to begin a call to a foreign country. However, there are locations outside the U.S. where telephone numbers may look like domestic long-distance calls, but are actually international calls and international rates will apply.
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Date: 2009-08-12 05:42 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-08-12 06:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-08-12 05:42 pm (UTC)в общем, щёлкать клювом не рекомендуется при звонках по незнакомым телефонам
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Date: 2009-08-12 06:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-08-12 06:07 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-08-12 06:09 pm (UTC)