I checked into this a little before forwarding this on: ................................................ From: vinny@wutc.wa.gov To: pastor751@greenapple.com Copies to: WebMasters@wutc.wa.gov Date sent: Tue, 3 Nov 1998 16:01:42 -0800 Subject: Re: Telephone Scam The "moral" of this story is true. I can't confirm the particular incident mentioned, but the facts are correct in that any call requesting you to press 9,0,# is an attempt to scam you. It does happen, and you are safe to advise folks to watch out. ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- To: "SB" <strawbale@crest.org>, "cob" <coblist@deatech.com> From: "uwe" <uweb@megalink.net.mx> Subject: Fw: Phone Scam Date sent: Wed, 21 Oct 98 11:57:00 PDT > ----Original Message----- > From: McKercher, David > Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 1998 10:51 AM > To: Boyd, Calvin > Subject: FW: Important stuff from Therese Calvin, > > From: Alan Wu[SMTP:Alan@AMSup.com] > This was sent to me over the weekend. I received a telephone call > from > an individual identifying himself as an AT&T Service Technician who was > conducting a test on our telephone lines. He stated that to complete > the test we should touch nine (9), zero (0), the pound sign (#) and then > hang up. Luckily, we were suspicious and refused. Upon contacting the > telephone company we were informed That by pushing 90# you give the > requesting individual full access to your telephone line, which allows > them to place long distance telephone calls billed to your home phone > number. We were further informed that this scam has been originating > from many of the local jails/prisons. I have also verified this > information with UCB Telecomm. I further called GTE Security this > morning and verified that this is definitely possible. DO NOT press > 90# for ANYONE. The GTE Security Department requested that I 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 pass on this information. --------------------------------------- Terry (Phil 4:13) Teri (Ps 37:5) Lancaster, OH http://www.greenapple.com/~pastor751 http://www.rootsweb.com/~mtwheatl/index.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnisanti/Isanti/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~cosanmig/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~comontro/index.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~codolore/index.html