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  • Report:  #3998

Complaint Review: 809 Area Code - Nationwide

Reported By:
- Lake Forest, CA,
Submitted:
Updated:

809 Area Code
Caribbean Rip Off Nationwide, Virgin Islands (U.S.)
Phone:
809 Area Code
Web:
N/A
Categories:
Tell us has your experience with this business or person been good? What's this?
You might want to have a link going to this webpage:

http://www.scambusters.org/809Scam.html

I was given this information through work.

Also you might see if they will have a link to your website also


2 Updates & Rebuttals

Terry

Torrance,
California,
Some 809 numbers are legitimate

#2Consumer Suggestion

Thu, August 01, 2002

This reply is to serve as a middleground between the 2 prior messages. Yes, the 809 area code is used by many scammers, and yes, there are legitimate businesses in the 809 area code. My suggestion is this: If you get an unsolicited message/email/fax saying to call or fax a 809 number, don't do it. If you are contacting someone that you know is a legitimate business or individual, then you don't necessarily need to be concerned.


Cindy

Duncan,
Oklahoma,
809 is a REAL area code for the British Virgin Islands

#3Consumer Comment

Wed, July 31, 2002

This 809 scam has become nothing more than an urban legend. After having lived in the U.S. Virgin Islands for over 8 years, I can tell you that 809 is a legitimate area code for the British Virgin Islands. The U.S. Virgin Islands changed it's area code to 340 because of this urban legend. Please stop spreading this nonsense on the Internet as 809 is real people's and businesses area code. How would you like it if I told everyone your area code was a scammers area code? Hello? I'm sure you have scammers in your personal area code too. But it would be silly to advertise that fact now wouldn't it?

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