*** ADMIN: About "FW: SCAM"

[David Gibbs <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Folks:

Please do not respond to this post ... it is off topic and irrelavent.  

I have handled the situation privately.

david

At 07:26 AM 10/20/98 , Joe Giusto wrote:
>
>Joe Giusto II
>Patuxent Publishing Company
> <mailto:jgiusto@patuxent.com> mailto:JGiusto@patuxent.com
>http://www.lifegoeson.com <http://lifegoeson.com> 
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From:  Earl Ross 
>Sent:  Monday, October 19, 1998 7:41 PM
>To:    Exchange Users
>Subject:       FW: SCAM
>
>
>
>
>
>FOR YOUR 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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