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BEWARE of PHONE SCAM

PLEASE PASS ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW

  I received a telephone call last evening from an individual identifying himself as an AT&T Service technician who was conducting a test on 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. I have also verified this information with UCB Telecom, Pacific Bell, MCI, Bell Atlantic and GTE.

 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 encourge you to pass on this information to them, too. After checking with Verizon they said it was true, so do not dial 90# and hang up for anyone not even friends.