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Community
alert
4/11/98
Beware of Phone Scam!!!
>Everyone:
>The following email message
was forward to us from
Margie Lassmann
-----Original Message-----
>This can happen at home
and at work, everyone should be aware...
>I've sent this to all my
friends last Friday night and I've already had 3 email me and say
that it's already happened to them.
>I received a telephone
call from an individual identifying himself as an
>AT&T Service
Technician that was running a test on our telephone lines.
>He stated that to complete
the test we should touch nine (9), zero (0), pound sign (#) and hang up.
>Luckily, we were suspicious
and refused.
Continue
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>Upon contacting the telephone
company we were informed that by pushing 90#
>you end up giving the individual
that called you access to your telephone line
>and allows them to
place a long distance telephone call, with the charge appearing on
your telephone bill. We were further informed that this scam has
been originating from many of the local jails/prisons.
>I have verified with UCB
Telecomm that this actually happens. |
P3
>I called GTE Security this
morning and verified that this is definitely
>possible and DO NOT press
90# for ANYONE. It will give them access to your
>phone line to make long
distances calls, ANYWHERE!!!! The GTE Security department told
me to go ahead and share this information with EVERYONE
>I KNOW!!! Could you
PLEASE pass this on. If you have mailing lists and/or newsletters from
organizations you are connected with, I encourage you to
>include this information. |
