answering machine to call a number with an 809 area code. However, the number dialed is an international call with a share of the revenue going from the foreign telephone company to the operator of the number. The victim could be put on hold indefinitely, and billed for each minute. More recently, a similar scam has emerged due to the prevalence of wireless phones which display callback numbers automatically, known as the "one ring scam". The perpetrator of the scam calls the victim via a robodialer or similar means, sometimes during night time, then hangs up after the call is answered with the hope that the receiver will be curious enough to call back, which incurs an automatic $19.95 international fee, as well as $9.00/min thereafter. Similar scams have been linked to Grenada (area code 473), Antigua (area code 268), Jamaica (area code 876) and the British Virgin Islands (area code 284). See also List of NANP area codes Area codes in the Caribbean Telecommunications in the Dominican Republic References External links North American Numbering Plan Administration (NANPA) Telecommunications in The Caribbean Federal Communications Commission regarding the 809 scam AT&T webpage regarding the 809 scam and subsequent spam. Retrieved September 17, 2007. scambusters.org webpage regarding the spammed version of their 809 warning. Retrieved May 7, 2006. List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 809 Area Code List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 829 Area Code List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 849 Area Code 809, 829, 849 Area codes in the Caribbean Communications in the Dominican Republic Telecommunications-related introductions in 1958 Fraud Dominican Republic communications-related lists