Thanks .

Telephone companies ought to deactvate the 90# service. (Thats what I think).



                                                        Dwasi, J.A


At 02:54 PM 5/31/98 -0700, you wrote:
>JUST A FRIENDLY CAUTION!  CAUTION!!  CAUTION!!!
>
>Please take note and share the below information with your family, friends
>acquaintances or whoever comes to mind that has a telephone.  You would do
>a great favor to yourself and those people saving everyone some pennies,
>dimes, nickles, quarters, dollars or hundreds if not thousands of dollars.
> Hope this friendly CAUTION is not a little too late.  GOOD LUCK!
>
>Richard Yarl
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>5725 Raymond Rd., #1
>Madison, WI 53711-4265
>(608) 277-5687 (H)
>(608) 226-2476 (Pager)
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>
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>> Subject: Scam Alert!
>> Date: Sunday, May 31, 1998 8:41 AM
>>
>> This is important... Notify your customers.
>>
>>
>> BEWARE!! BEWARE!! BEWARE!!!!!!
>> Message posted by Benny Vine ([log in to unmask]) on Saturday, May 30 at
>> 08:46 PM EDT
>>
>> A friend of mine sent this to me and I thought everyone should read it
>and
>> take it for what it is worth. 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 call. 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. Please beware. This sounds like an Urban Legend - IT IS NOT!!! 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 distances 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
>> -------------------------------
>> Todd James Weger RD/RTD
>> [log in to unmask]
>> "Straight Ahead Into the Future"
>