Fw: 90# on your telephone

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Subject: Fw: 90# on your telephoneTo: "Willard Hansen" , "Kaylene " , "kathleen kunz" Date: Monday, December 8, 2008, 7:32 PM

FW: 90# on your telephone

90# on your telephone

I dialed '0', to check this out, asked the operator, who confirmed that this was correct so please pass it on . . . (l also checked out Snopes.com. This is true, and also applies to cell phones!)

PASS ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW

I received a telephone call last evening from an individual identifying himself as an AT & T Service Technician (could also be Telus) who was conducting a test on the 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 many local jails/prisons DO NOT press 90# for ANYONE.

The GTE Security D epartment requested that I share this information with EVERYONE I KNOW.

After checking with Verizon they also said it was true, so do not dial 90# for anyone !!!!! PLEASE HIT THAT FORWAR D BUTTON AN D PASS THIS ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW!!!

Here is what I found on Snopes about this: http://www.snopes.com/fraud/telephone/jailcall.asp

So be warned and be wary.