809, 284, 649 and 876 Area Code Scam
Over the past 10 or so years, the 809, 284, 649 or 876 area codes have been used in fraudulent pay–per–call scams. The scam typically works like this: a person receives an urgent voicemail or email with instructions to dial a number beginning with 809, 284, 649 or 876. Unknowingly, the caller dials an international call and is connected to a fraudulent pay–per–call operator, kept on the phone for an extended period, racking up high international charges. Refer to the FCC web site at http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/809.html for more information on this scam.
