9-0-# is a semi-urban legend. If you do not have a private PBX then there is no danger. Most people do not have PBX's for their houses :)
>From the web: Strangely enough this story does have some truth to it. BUT it only works on telephones where you have to dial 9 to get an outside line AND the system allows you to make a long distance call once you've gotten that outside line. A lot of companies are limited to local calls only. And as one of our readers commented: "Not only do you need to have the '9 for outside line' and the call facility, but for large companies which have their own internal exchanges, a lot of the more modern switching gear will not allow this to be done." It is not true for any residential customers. If you are at a business that uses a private branch exchange (PBX), and your system uses 9 to get an outside line then the answer is yes! It is possible for someone to be given an outside line with complete calling privileges all of it at the company's expense. I called ATT and confirmed that as of June, 2000 most businesses use this system and most of them are still vulnerable to this type of scam. If you want the lowdown from the pros follow the link below to the ATT page on this scam. This does NOT affect personal cell phones. There are some email letters which suggest if you press 9-0-# when someone calls on your cell phone it will give them access to your phone. This is not true. You have to be on a business phone network that uses 9 to get an outside line. -- Cliff http://www.ucalgary.ca/~csimpson/ ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
