cell phone /home phone alert!

[COPPERHEAD85]

90# on your telephone

I dialed '0' and asked the operator who confirmed that this was correct
so please pass it on . . . (l also checked out 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.

Se curity 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 !!!!!

 

[MAKG]

If "I" referenced in this letter is not you personally, you really made yourself look like an idiot.

And it doesn't. I've seen this exact letter VERBATIM from other sources.

Now, you get to explain who has PBX home or cell phones. Hint: if you did, you would have some extra number like "9" to dial to get an "outside line".

 

[COPPERHEAD85]

hey got it in a e-mail from a friend......................sue me.......lol.

was just trying to pass on some info that could be helpful for someone.......if thats all it takes for me to look like an idiot iam screwed!iam human i make mistakes all the time.......sorry.

 

[dvd]

http://www.snopes.com/fraud/telephone/jailcall.asp