Saturday, November 14, 2015

90# Telephone scam ... Thx Paul C!

90## on your telephone or cell
>
>
> D.  if YOU HAVE
> NOT RECEIVED THIS ALREADY, HOPE IT HELPS !
>
>
>
> Sylvia   ~:>)
>
>                               Subject: Fwd: 90## on your telephone or cell
>
>
>
>                               Thought you might like to read the attached.  90# on
> your telephone > >>>
> > >>>
>                               I dialed '0' to check this out, and the operator
> confirmed that this
> was correct, so please
>                               pass it on.. (l also checked out snopes.com
> <http://snopes.com/> . This
> is true, and also
>                               applies to cell
> phones!)
>
>
>  > >>> PASS ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW >
> >>>
>
>                               I received a
> telephone call last evening from an individual
>                               identifying himself as an
> AT&T Service Technician (could also be Telus)
>                               who was conducting a test on
> the 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 enables them to place long distance
> calls billed to your
>                               home phone number.
>
>
>  I was further informed that
> this scam has
>                               been originating from many local jails/prisons. DO NOT
> Press
> 90# for
>                               ANYONE...
>                               The GTE Security Department requested that I share
>
>                               this information with EVERYONE I KNOW.  After checking
> with
>                               Verizon
> they also said it was true, so do not dial 90# for anyone!!
>
>                               PLEASE
> HIT THAT FORWARD BUTTON AND PASS THIS ON TO EVERYONE YOU
>                               KNOW!!
>
>

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