Re: Check it out!
Date: 1997/02/19
Message-ID: <5efa84$kom_at_almaak.usc.edu>#1/1
nobody_at_nowhere.nul (A Word of Caution) writes:
The service below seems to be posting in the wrong forum! Few phones have cords long enough between the phone unit and the mouth piece to allow giraffes to make phone calls!
Lars
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NUMBER DELETED TO AVOID UNWITTINGLY PROMOTING A POSSIBLE
SCAM.
>A word of warning to US phone customers who think this is a domestic
>phone call. The 664 area code is actually in Montserrat in the
>Carribean and is subject to international rates... which are set by
>the Montserrat phone company and the sponsor of this service... who
>then share in the revenue... which you have to pay because, as far
>as your phone company is concerned, you placed the call.
>So, if you don't mind a huge phone bill, go ahead and have fun. But
>don't be surprised.
>This international calling scam has also shown up with people being
>left messages on their answering machines and pagers to return calls
>to what look to be domestic numbers but are really $5/min calls to
>Carribean locations. Know where you're calling *before* you dial!
>For more information on area codes not in the United States which are
>part of the "North American Numbering Plan", see the Bellcore web
>pages at < http://www.bellcore.com/NANP/newarea.html >.
Received on Wed Feb 19 1997 - 00:00:00 CET