[svlug] [Fwd: Fwd: Phone Scam]

[Aaron Lehmann]

The scam itself is old and trivial. I saw it in a 2600 magazine a few 
months ago.


>> -----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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