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excerpt: "Warning to members about pager scam calls using 212-540-XXXX numbers that function like 900 numbers charging $55 per call; information attributed to Barry Carter of AT&T National Accounts and confirmed by Illinois Bell."
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# Telephone Pager Alert

Warning to members about pager scam calls using 212-540-XXXX numbers that function like 900 numbers charging $55 per call; information attributed to Barry Carter of AT&T National Accounts and confirmed by Illinois Bell.