Cob Fw: Phone Scam

[Patrick Hayes]

This is a hoax.  I have spoken to several people in the phone industry and it is
debunked as an urban myth.  there used to be a time when you could re route calls
with a similar method.

UWE, I did not see your personal testimony that you had confirmed this with your
phone service provider.  I suggust that you research a serious topic like this
before you send out a panic attack.  None of us needs anymore to worry about.  If
you do choose to send out a dose of hysteria, please delete my address from your
book.  I do not need or appreciate the attempted scare.  I suspect you are looking
out for our best interest, but invest some of your own time and do not tell me the
sky is falling, just because chicken little told you this was the case.

uwe wrote:

> > ----Original Message-----
> > From: McKercher, David
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 1998 10:51 AM
> > To: Boyd, Calvin
> > Subject: FW: Important stuff from Therese Calvin,
> >
> > From: Alan Wu[SMTP:Alan at AMSup.com]
> >   This was sent to me over the weekend.  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, we were 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.  We were
> > further informed that this scam has been originating from
> > many of the local jails/prisons. I have also verified this information with
> > UCB Telecomm.  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.
> >
> >
>
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