Telephone Scams
90# on your telephone
I dialed '0', to check this
out, asked the operator, who confirmed that this was correct
So please pass it on . . . (l also checked
out Snopes.com . This is true, and also applies to cell phones!)
PASS ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW
I received a telephone call last evening from an individual identifying himself as an AT&T Service
Technician (could also be Telus) who was conducting a test on the 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 DO NOT press 90# for ANYONE.
The GTE Security Department requested that I share this information with EVERYONE I KNOW.
After checking with Verizon they also said it was true, so do not dial 90# for anyone !!!!! PLEASE HIT THAT FORWARD
BUTTON AND PASS THIS ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW!!!
From: Terry Lehman
To: Kent
Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2009 12:33 PM
Subject: Re: : 90# on
your telephone
Kent, it doesn't affect home or cell phones unless you have to dial a
9 to get to an outside line. There is a huge scam going on in the jail and it involves inmates calling random numbers
and asking the called party to make a call for them. They ask the person to dial *72 and then a phone number.
This DOES forward the called persons' line to the requested number. It isn't unusual for the Sheriff's Office
to get reports of inmates running victims phone bills up to $300 or more. Bottom line-do NOT under any circumstances
do a *72 call for ANYONE unless you want and can afford a huge phone bill. This info should probably be put into the
monthly news letter.
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