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Fwd: Fw: Subject: FYI - phone scam (from a friend)

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Subject: Fwd: Fw: Subject: FYI - phone scam (from a friend)
From: BobboI@aol.com
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 21:58:29 EDT
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Subject: Fw: Subject: FYI - phone scam (from a friend)
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 20:11:05 -0400
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> From: RRLauzon@aol.com
> To: GEO352@aol.com; Draham@aol.com; kruba@pa.net; livid@pa.net;
baenders@juno.com; jshutt@igateway.com; dentr4@paonline.com;
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> Subject: Subject: FYI - phone scam
> Date: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 7:34 PM
> 
> This is apparently happening locally....
> THE SCAM: We received a 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, I was suspicious
and
> hung up.  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 call=
s
> 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 Telecom.  Please beware.  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 please pass on this information.


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