Guest guest Posted July 17, 2002 Report Share Posted July 17, 2002 Phone Fraud Warning > > Hi! Everyone, Here is some important Information. > > 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 them to place long distance > calls billed to your home phone number. I was further informed that this > scam has been originating from local jails/prisons. I have also verified > this > information with UCB Telecom, Pacific Bell, MCI, Bell Atlantic and GTE. > > Please beware. DO NOT press 90# for ANYONE. The GTE Security > Department requested that I share this information with EVERYONE I KNOW. > PLEASE > pass this on to everyone YOU 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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