🚀 go-pugleaf

>THIS MIGHT AFFECT YOU SOME DAY SOON and it can happen at home or work.
>Everyone should be aware. I sent this to all my friends who are online last
>Friday night, and I've already had 3 emails saying that it's already
happened
>to them. Here's the scam:
>
>I received a telephone call from an individual identifying himself as an
>telephone service technician (BellSouth, AT&T, MCI, etc.) and that he need
to
>test 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
>which in-turn allows them to place toll-calls (long distance telephone
calls,
>900#s, etc.) with the charges appearing on your telephone bill. We were
>further informed that this scam has been originating from many of the local
>jails/prisons. I have verified with UCB Telecommunications that this
>actually happens. 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 distance 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.
>






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