Hi everyone, This is another hoax.....I, and others have checked into it. You all know I don't mind off-topic discussion at all.....but things like this (warnings of any nature) please clear them through me first. The hardship it puts on the rootsweb server is too much and it could shut us down. Put it this way....this mail I'm sending now is going to over 400 people. If only 1/4 of you pass it to another list, that's 100 x the number of subscribers on the next list (say 400)=rootsweb has now had to send 40000 e-mails! Thanks all! Dee Listowner for KENTUCKIANA-L Kentuckiana Genealogy http://www.aye.net/~dee1234/ >> I received this from a friend of mine...he got it from somewhere else! :-) >> >> 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. >> >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 call. 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. >> >