I believe this is accurate info as posted on the list-- I saw something
about the same thing on TV a couple of weeks ago.
>>>
>>>*********** BEGIN FORWARDED MESSAGE ***********
>>>
>>>>--------------------------------------
>>>>Date: 10/19/98 6:35 PM
>>>>
>>>>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, I as 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.
>>>>
>>>>I was further informed that this scam is originating from many of the
>>>local
>>>>jails and prisons. I have also verified this information with UCB
>>>Telecomm.
>>>>Please be aware. This sounds like an Urban Legend - IT IS NOT! 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.
>>>>
>>>>I also called my local provider, USWEST, and they said the same thing. 90#
>>>is
>>>>a phone scam...do not push those buttons for anyone. It does allow them
>>>full
>>>>access to your phone.
>>>>
>>>
>>>*********** END FORWARDED MESSAGE ***********
>>>
>>>
>>> Because e-mail can be altered electronically,
>>> the integrity of this communication cannot be guaranteed.
>>>
>>Worry is like a rocking chair - it gives you something to do but it
>>doesn't get you anywhere. -Dorothy Galyean
>>********************************************************
>>Daniel E. Sampson
>>Earth Sciences
>>Univ. of Calif.
>>Santa Cruz, CA 95064
>>[log in to unmask]
>>(831) 459-4992
>>(831) 459-3074 FAX
>>
>>Note new area code as of July 11, 1998: 831
>>*******************************************
>>
>>*************************************************************************
>>* Send mail to [log in to unmask] for a list of available commands,
>>* including help in UNSUBSCRIBING...
>>*
>>* DO NOT, NOT, NOT, SEND SUBSCRIBE/UNSUBSCRIBE REQUESTS TO THE LIST.
>>************************************************************************
>>
Camilla Flintermann, CG for Peter 80/9+
Oxford, Ohio
http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/camilla/one.htm
<[log in to unmask]>
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* Ask me about the "CARE " list *
* for caregivers of Parkinsonians *
* *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
