Susan D. Chambless listowner for the CHAMBLESS, GAUSS and GLENDAY surname lists, now at RootsWeb - http://www.rootsweb.com/ - please join us!", Check it out: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~schmblss I'm posting a lot of old family letters & papers centered around the Charles Henry Gauss family of St. Charles, MO. Surnames are: Gauss, Johns, Fawcett, Glenday, Durfee, Lindsay, plus, of course, the people they knew. -----Original Message----- From: Ben L Vincent [SMTP:bv@spis.net] Sent: Sunday, March 07, 1999 2:16 PM To: JOHN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Fwd: [JOHN-L] Telephone scam] Return-Path: <JOHN-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from bl-14.rootsweb.com ([204.212.38.30]) by main.spis.net (Post.Office MTA v3.1.2 release (PO205-101c) ID# 103-46129U1000L100S0) with ESMTP id AAA303 for <bv@spis.net>; Sun, 7 Mar 1999 07:02:02 -0600 Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id FAA05867; Sun, 7 Mar 1999 05:00:11 -0800 (PST) Resent-Date: Sun, 7 Mar 1999 05:00:11 -0800 (PST) From: Aor7capt@aol.com Message-ID: <966b231b.36e277c3@aol.com> Date: Sun, 7 Mar 1999 07:57:39 EST Old-To: John-L@rootsweb.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 13 Subject: [JOHN-L] Telephone scam Resent-Message-ID: <"naw3WC.A.XbB.ahn42"@bl-14.rootsweb.com> To: JOHN-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: JOHN-L@rootsweb.com Reply-To: JOHN-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <JOHN-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/3064 X-Loop: JOHN-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: JOHN-L-request@rootsweb.com Received from a friend today. Received this forwarded message today. >>>>> ..... received a telephone call today 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 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 allows them to place long >>>>> distance telephone calls billed to your home phone number. >>>>> >>>>> I was further informed that this scam has been originating >>>>> from many of the local jails/prisons. I have also verified this >>>>> information with UCB telecomm, Pacific Bell, MCI, Bell >>>>> Atlantic, GTE and NYNEX. 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. ==== JOHN Mailing List ==== Attend the 1999 JOHNS reunion! Thursday, 22 April 1999 thru Sunday, 25 April 1999 Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia See http://ntserver.ccsinc.com:80/johns/reunion.htm ______________________________