[svlug] [Fwd: Fwd: Phone Scam]

[Scott]

Subject: 
        Fwd: Phone Scam
  Date: 
        Sat, 31 Oct 1998 20:34:37 EST
  From: 
        FJLILLIAN at aol.com
    To: 
        daoem at geocities.com


 


Subject: 
        Fwd: Phone Scam
  Date: 
        Thu, 29 Oct 1998 18:29:36 EST
  From: 
        TDONALD1 at aol.com
    To: 
        CTEMPLIN at MAIL.NETUTAH.COM, TPROUSE at JUNO.COM
    CC: 
        Wispa5 at aol.com, JO-KEN at JUNO.COM, FJLILLIAN at aol.com,
lSTEFFENSEN at BIGFOOT.COM, Mo484 at aol.com,
        trhoads at erols.com, MDALEY at FLASH.NET, JFET at JUNO.COM,
`Thom_Rouse at neimanmarcus.com


 


Subject: 
        Phone Scam
  Date: 
        Thu, 29 Oct 1998 09:16:59 -0500
  From: 
        "Steffensen, Eric" <SteffensenE at PartnersFirst.com>
    To: 
        "'Tom Donald'" <Tdonald1 at aol.com>



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Balch Jody 
> Sent: Thursday, October 29, 1998 8:53 AM
> To:   Fetherston, Joyce; Juers, Kathy; Lenk, Paul; Madden, Bill; Ng,
> Lionel; Stevens, Alisha; Sullivan, Kenya; Tarkovsky, Ed; Wilson Gail;
> Steffensen, Eric
> Subject:      
> 
> This was sent to me...thought you all should be informed.
> 
> 
>   
> This can happen at home and at work, everyone should be aware...I've
> sent this
> to all my friends last Friday night and I've already had 3 email me
> and say
> that it's already happened to them.
> 
> I received a telephone call from an individual identifying himself as
> an AT&T
> Service Technician that was running a test on our telephone lines. He
> stated
> that to  complete the test we should touch nine (9), zero (0), pound
> sign (#)
> and hang up.
> Luckily, we were suspicious and refused.
> 
> Upon contacting the telephone company we were informed that by pushing
> 90# you
> end up giving the individual that called you access to your telephone
> line and
> allows them to place a long distance telephone call, with the charge
> appearing
> on your
> telephone bill.
> 
> We were further informed that this scam has been originating from many
> of the
> local jails/prisons. I have verified with UCB Telecomm. that this
> actually
> happens.
> 
> I called GTE Security this morning and verified that this is
> definitely
> possible and DO NOT press 90# for ANYONE. It will give them access to
> your
> phone line to make long distance calls ANYWHERE!!!!  The GTE Security
> department told me to go ahead and 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 include
> this
> information.
> 
> 
> 
>

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