Guest guest Posted September 19, 2001 Report Share Posted September 19, 2001 This was E-mailed to me by a caring friend and I thought that you might be interested in hearing about it. I received a telephone call last evening from an individual identifying himself as an AT & T Service technician who was conducting a test on telephone lines. He stated that to complete the test I should touch nine (9), zero (0), the pound sign (#), and then hang up. Luckily, I was suspicious and refused. Upon contacting the telephone company, I was informed that by pushing 90#, you give the requesting individual full access to your telephone line, which enables him/her to place long distance calls billed to your home phone number. I was further informed that this scam has been originating from many local> jails/prisons. I have also verified this information with UCB Telecom, Pacific Bell, MCI, Bell Atlantic and GTE. Please beware. DO NOT press 9, 0, # for ANYONE. The GTE Security Department requested that I share this information with EVERYONE I KNOW. If you have mailing lists and/or newsletters from organizations you are connected with, I encourage you to pass on this information to them, too.> After checking with Verizon they said it was true, so do not dial (9), zero (0), the pound sign # and hang up, for anyone. PLEASE pass this on to everyone YOU know AND CARE ABOUT JoanBR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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