On 25 Jun 2021, at 12:24, RW <rwmailli...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Jun 2021 05:51:24 -0700
> Loren Wilton wrote:
>
>> From a fake "subscription" spam:
>>
>> You can reach out
>> to our Customer Support Team+1 (800) 781 - 2511.
>
>
> Is it common in the US to put 800 in brackets like that?
Yes.
> In my
> experience brackets normally go around either country codes or area
> codes, digits that may be optional.
800 is an area code, it's just a special area code that is not tied to an
actual area.
The normal format for phone number in the US is
(AAA) XXX-NNNN
Where AAA is the three digits area code, XXX is the three digit local exchange
(a largely historical feature) and NNNN is the number.
Sometimes a "1 " precedes the area code and sometimes in calling areas that do
not require ten digit dialing, the area code will be omitted. "+1 is correct,
but is Arely used in the US.
The oddest thing in that is the space surrounding the - and the lack of space
before +1
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