Cob Fw: Phone Scam

[CHRIS@FOUR WINDS]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE INFO - HAVE FORWARDED IT TO SEVERAL FOLKS ACROSS
THE NATION!

TANTAY!
-----Original Message-----
From: uwe <uweb at megalink.net.mx>
To: SB <strawbale at crest.org>; cob <coblist at deatech.com>
Date: Thursday, October 22, 1998 4:15 PM
Subject: Cob Fw: Phone Scam


>> ----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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