809 area code scam

[Beat Takeshi]

I just received a call from this area code and didnt answer because I didnt know the number. I googled to see where the call was coming from and this is what I got.
http://www.google.com/search?num=10...la:en-US:official&q=809+area+code&btnG=Search

Fooking sucks stuff like this happens.

 

[MsManhattan]

Here's what the FCC says about the 809 area code scams:
http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/809.html

And here's a write-up from Snopes.com, a great resource on urban myths/legends/hoaxes:
http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/809.asp

 

[smkoch]

man, that fcc site looks like a scam.... maybe someone should let them know that its no longer the 90's

 

[TimurCivan]

Thats crazy.

These bastards should die.

 

[MsManhattan]

man, that fcc site looks like a scam.... maybe someone should let them know that its no longer the 90's

I agree. When I first linked to it, I thought it might be a spoof site. So I closed my browser and went straight to the FCC home page -- and that is, in fact, their site. Embarrassing that the govt. agency that has oversight for modern datacomm/telecom in this country has such an archaic looking site...