FW: SCAM

[Joe Giusto <JGiusto@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Joe Giusto II
Patuxent Publishing Company
 <mailto:jgiusto@patuxent.com> mailto:JGiusto@patuxent.com
http://www.lifegoeson.com <http://lifegoeson.com> 


-----Original Message-----
From:   Earl Ross 
Sent:   Monday, October 19, 1998 7:41 PM
To:      Exchange Users
Subject:        FW: SCAM





FOR YOUR INFORMATION......SEE THE MESSAGE BELOW
>> 
>> I received a telephone call today 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, too.

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