Warning! Warning! Warning!

From Mike Cerney

Telephone scam-pass-it along! I was sent this warning. Good thing to watch out for!

It is true. I checked with AT&T today. It's best to be forewarned. Got a call last night 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, also.

Ed. NOTE: After checking on the web at the Scambuster's site it turns out that this is true but only affects phones where you need to dial 9 to reach an outside line. It does NOT affect regular residential phone lines.

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