- Date
- 1997-01
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Telephone Company
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communicationtechnologypublic-servicecommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Local TDS Telecom manager Charlene Burnison warned Beaver Islanders about international 809-area-code scams that used urgent family emergencies to lure callers into high per-minute charges. The notice recommends verifying area codes, avoiding unknown callbacks, and calling collect when appropriate.
Evidence limits
This is a telephone-company public warning, not an incident log or law enforcement investigation.
Sources
- Warns that deceptive messages could induce callers to return 809-area-code calls billed at up to $10 per minute and recommends checking unfamiliar area codes and calling collect when necessary. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1997-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the telephone-fraud warning.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1997-01_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “TDS Telecom warns Beaver Islanders about 809 international area-code scams in 1997”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-tds-809-area-code-scam-warning-1997/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1997, “TDS Telecom WARNING!: International Area-code Rip-off Scam.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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