Fwd: FW: Telephone warning
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Original Message
From: "John O. Lavender" <jmslavender@h...>
To: "Audrey Stine" <alstine18@h...>; "Sarah Stackhouse"
<cstack@s...>; "Stephanie Parke" <sglp@c...>; "Sigrid Sproul"
<sigrid@e...>; "Samantha Newell" <greeneggs9_98@y...>; "Rick
Newell" <newell@t...>; "Debbie Newell" <dnewell@u...>;
"John Gay" <captaingay99@h...>
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 16:47 PM
Subject: Fw: FW: FW: Fwd: FW: Telephone warning
>
>
Original Message
> From: "Jennifer Lavender" <Jennifer.Lavender@u...>
> To: "Eunice Torifa (E-mail)" <ntorifa1@j...>; "John & Margaret
Lavender
> (E-mail)" <jmslavender@h...>; "Maureen (E-mail)"
<HEYMOENELSON@c...>;
> "Nana (E-mail)" <NormPegDesmrs@m...>; "Rose Furmanek (E-mail)"
> <Julia24005@c...>
> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 2:11 PM
> Subject: FW: FW: FW: Fwd: FW: Telephone warning
>
>
> > Read below...
> >
> > If you have any questions, please contact the support line at x2712.
> > Thank you.
> >
> > Jen Lavender
> > Sr. EDI Analyst
> > Unilever HPC, NA
> > Clinton.EDI@u...
> >
> >
Original Message
> > From: Sylwia Alicki [noparse]/noparse]SMTP:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=SOkjpv3sEaVuJHGN2Upr_pqqMC8Pqh3hHDZb9kLjWjwo7jmV_xvDlFtGj5fvP0lLrDPWVpaXf7b5WJPgebzZJW_c]Sylwia.Alicki@u...[/url
> > Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 2:14 PM
> > To: Goodrich, Maryann; Alicki, Sylwia; Lavender, Jennifer; Palo,
> Christina;
> > Pierce, Julie; Shniper, Elizabeth
> > Subject: FW: FW: Fwd: FW: Telephone warning
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Subject: Telephone warning
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >Hello everyone, A friend of mine I trust sent this out to me. 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 encourage you
to
> > >pass on this >> > > > > >>information to them, too.
> > >
> > > >> > > > > >>
> > >
> > > >> > > > > >>After checking with Verizon they said it was true so >> >
>
> >
> >
> > > > >>do not dial (9),zero(0), the pound sign # and >> > > > > >>hang up
> for
> >
> > >anyone. PLEASE PASS ON TO EVERYONE YOU >> > > > > >>KNOW
> >
> >
> >
> > _________________________________________________________________
> > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
> > <http://explorer.msn.com>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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>
Comments
http://www.urbanlegends.com/ulz/90pound.html
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From: "Charles L. Stackhouse" <cstack@s...>
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<ThreeBayer@a...>; "Theresa Barefoot" <zeppi@c...>; "Terry Jeppson"
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"Karen Thomas" <thomasph@p...>; <jthomas2@g...>; "John O Lavender"
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<basicstamps@yahoogroups.com>; "Barry Wood" <woodb@m...>; "Andrew J.
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Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 6:43 PM
Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Fw: FW: FW: Fwd: FW: Telephone warning
>
>
Original Message
> From: "John O. Lavender" <jmslavender@h...>
> To: "Audrey Stine" <alstine18@h...>; "Sarah Stackhouse"
> <cstack@s...>; "Stephanie Parke" <sglp@c...>; "Sigrid Sproul"
> <sigrid@e...>; "Samantha Newell" <greeneggs9_98@y...>; "Rick
> Newell" <newell@t...>; "Debbie Newell" <dnewell@u...>;
> "John Gay" <captaingay99@h...>
> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 16:47 PM
> Subject: Fw: FW: FW: Fwd: FW: Telephone warning
>
>
> >
> >
Original Message
> > From: "Jennifer Lavender" <Jennifer.Lavender@u...>
> > To: "Eunice Torifa (E-mail)" <ntorifa1@j...>; "John & Margaret
> Lavender
> > (E-mail)" <jmslavender@h...>; "Maureen (E-mail)"
> <HEYMOENELSON@c...>;
> > "Nana (E-mail)" <NormPegDesmrs@m...>; "Rose Furmanek (E-mail)"
> > <Julia24005@c...>
> > Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 2:11 PM
> > Subject: FW: FW: FW: Fwd: FW: Telephone warning
> >
> >
> > > Read below...
> > >
> > > If you have any questions, please contact the support line at x2712.
> > > Thank you.
> > >
> > > Jen Lavender
> > > Sr. EDI Analyst
> > > Unilever HPC, NA
> > > Clinton.EDI@u...
> > >
> > >
Original Message
> > > From: Sylwia Alicki [noparse]/noparse]SMTP:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=Fk4x-GvjV55_F0fBGxeK51AgpFd-wE_yr2vILzf4kJIVGVEDg5A_l_eKCyWAI48l_vNdvjUcZxfZa3EzELTKwTLF]Sylwia.Alicki@u...[/url
> > > Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 2:14 PM
> > > To: Goodrich, Maryann; Alicki, Sylwia; Lavender, Jennifer; Palo,
> > Christina;
> > > Pierce, Julie; Shniper, Elizabeth
> > > Subject: FW: FW: Fwd: FW: Telephone warning
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Subject: Telephone warning
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >Hello everyone, A friend of mine I trust sent this out to me. 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 encourage you
> to
> > > >pass on this >> > > > > >>information to them, too.
> > > >
> > > > >> > > > > >>
> > > >
> > > > >> > > > > >>After checking with Verizon they said it was true so >>
>
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > > > >>do not dial (9),zero(0), the pound sign # and >> > > > > >>hang
up
> > for
> > >
> > > >anyone. PLEASE PASS ON TO EVERYONE YOU >> > > > > >>KNOW
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > _________________________________________________________________
> > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
> > > <http://explorer.msn.com>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
>
>
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mention cleaning up the text and getting rid of the >>> etc...
If you want to know what this is about, check this link:
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/scams/jailcall.htm
Also check the link at the bottom of the page to an AT&T site which explains
what the #90 actually does.
Original Message
> > > Subject: Telephone warning
> > > >
> > > > >> > > > > >>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.