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"Mostly" an urban legend, goes around every few years. ("Mostly" because it just might apply to people using a "misconfigured" PBX of an unspecified model; unlikely.) http://www.urbanlegends.com/ulz/90pound.html --grg On Mon, Feb 10, 2003 at 11:38:01AM -0500, Timothy M. Lyons wrote: > FYI. > --Tim > > -----Original Message----- > Sent by: > Maj. Benjamin McDonald > Massachusetts Police Corps > 484 Shea Memorial Drive > Weymouth, Ma 02190 > 781-337-6311 > 781-337-6245(F) > mcdonald at masspolicecorps.com > www.masspolicecorps.com > > I received a telephone call last evening form 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), and 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 originated 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 I share > this information with everyone I know. Please pass this on to everyone > you know. If you have mailing lists and/or newsletters form > organizations you are connected with, I encourage you to pass on this > information to them. > > After checking with Verizon they said it was true, so do not dial (9), > zero (0), the pound sign (#), and hang up for anybody! > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss at blu.org > http://www.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
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