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In these cases persons receive a notice promising a service such as a credit card (for those with poor credit histories), a travel deal or a bad credit repair--or items such as free prizes and asking the victim to call the 900 number. In other cases, the recipient is told that he or she is a sweepstakes or lottery winner and should call the 900 number or is "qualified" for something or other.
When the victim calls, he or she must listen to a lengthy recording (with so much per minute being charged to the victim's phone) and often must then call a second 900 number to continue receiving information.
In other cases, the initial number may be a toll-free 800 or 888 number, from where the victim is instructed to call another number--a 900 number.
In other cases the initial correspondence may ask the recipient to call a number prefixed by the area code 809. Although the area code appears to be a U.S. code, it is actually a Caribbean prefix, which can be used to sell services by the minute in the same manner as 900 number services--but without the caller being made aware of the charges until the next phone bill is received.
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