<A HREF="mailto:KYBREATH-L@rootsweb.com">KYBREATH-L@rootsweb.com</A> >Hi Retirees, > > This message is being sent to all subscribers on our e-mail circuit. > > Following was received from Logs Retiree, Richard Windgard and we >thought >we would share it with you. Regards, Joe Dubill > >Subject: AT&T Alert > > PLEASE PASS ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW > I received a telephone call last evening from 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), 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 enables them to place long distance calls billed to your home >phone > number. > > I was further informed that this scam has been originating 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 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. > After checking with Verizon they said it was true, so do not dial (9), > zero(0), the pound sign # and hang up for anyone. > PLEASE PASS ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW > > > > > >------=_NextPart_000_2fff_7238_5637-- > _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com