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WASHINGTON (AP) — People calling a federal phone number seeking information on how to order Duck Stamps are instead greeted by a phone-sex line, due to a printing error that the government says would be too expensive to correct.
The carrier card for the Duck Stamp transposes two numbers, so instead of listing 1-800-782-6724, it lists 1-800-872-6724. The first number spells out 1-800-STAMP24, while the second number spells out 1-800-TRAMP24.
People calling that second number are welcomed by "Intimate Connections," and enticed to "Talk only to the girls that turn you on." The cost is $1.99 a minute.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which runs the Duck Stamp program, says it would cost around $300,000 to reprint the cards. The agency says it won't do that because such a move would take away needed funds for wildlife conservation.
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