IP: ReNew Phone Scam 809 Area -- well new versio n of old idea

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

> Subject: Re: IP: New Phone Scam 809 Area -- well new versio n of old idea
> From: "Kai Lui" <kai () infohouse com>
> To: farber () cis upenn edu
>
> > From: Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
>
> > > > The "809" area code is located in the British Virgin Islands (the
> > > Bahamas).
>
> Dave, although the scam sounds plausible, here are some clarifications:
>
> The Bahamas is a country while the BVI is a territory in the British
> Commonwealth, though both are in the Caribbean.
>
> The 809 area code is for the Dominican Republic (a country that shares the
> island of Hispaniola with Haiti) and St. Vincent, 2 other Caribbean nations.
>
> Kai Lui
> kai () infohouse com