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Subject: Phone scams
From: RAWAWA@aol.com
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 20:53:37 EST
The following was forwarded to me and should be considered as viable,...
>
> <<
>
> " We checked this out with the phone company, and it is a real scam
>  that  the inmates do.....tell everyone you know about
>  this.......  :)
>
>  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 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 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."
              ...........................Soooo,be careful out there.......Bob
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