Re: [WinMac] Fwd: offtopic WARNING: FYI

William Rivet(wrivet[at]qouest.net)
Sat, 10 Oct 1998 08:43:10 -0400

Any idea if this applies to Canadians or just to the customers of the
specific phone co's. you mentioned?

William Rivet

-----Original Message-----
From: Cesar Morales <camorales@popmail.ucsd.edu>
To: winmac@xerxes.frit.utexas.edu <winmac@xerxes.frit.utexas.edu>
Date: Friday, October 09, 1998 9:13 PM
Subject: [WinMac] Fwd: offtopic WARNING: FYI

>
>FYI. I don't think this is a hoax
>
>
>>>>>Subject: FYI
>>>>>
>>>>>I just got this over my listserver. I called GTE and they say it is
>>>>>true, so I thought you should know.
>>>>>Some of you may have already seen this post; but I pass it on for those
>>>>>who
>>>>>have not received it.
>>>>>
>>>>>FOR YOU INFORMATION......SEE THE MESSAGE BELOW
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I received a telephone call today 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 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 allows them to place long distance telephone calls
billed
>>>>>to
>>>>>your
>>>>>>> home phone number. I was further informed that this scam has been
>>>>>>> originating from many of the local jails/prisons. I have also
>>>>>verified
>>>>>>> this information with UCB telecomm, Pacific Bell, MCI, Bell
Atlantic,
>>>>>
>>>>>>> GTE and NYNEX. Please beware.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> DO NOT press 90# for ANYONE. The GTE Security Department requested
>>>>>that
>>>>>I
>>>>>>> share this information with EVERYONE I KNOW. PLEASE pass this on to
>>>>>>> everyone YOU know. If you have mailing lists and/or newsletters from
>>>>>>> organizations you are connected with, I encourage you to pass on
this
>>>>>
>>>>>>> information to them, too.
>>>>>
>
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> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
> Cesar Morales
> Computing Chaman
> UCSD/Music
> 619-822-1034
> cesar@ucsd.edu
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>
> "Sleep is for those who can't finish a project in one night"
> -from a UCB computer lab bulletin board
>
> "Bathrooms are for the weak"
> -also from a UCB computer lab bulletin board
>
> "There are three kinds of people, those who can count and those who
>can't"
> -joke of the week
>
>
>
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