This warning is basically a hoax. 90# has no affect on home telephones and it only affects some older PBX systems. Full information can be found at:
http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/HBInconsequential.shtml#90phone If you receive E-mail that has some type of warning in it, check the Hoaxbusters page before forwarding it to anybody. CIAC is part of the Department of Energy and they provide on-call technical assistance to the DOE and its associated agencies and labs. The CIAC is part of the Computer Security Technology Center supporting Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. There are too many hoaxes and urban legends out there already and there is no need to clog up E-mail systems further. Ted Eckert Regulatory Compliance Engineer American Power Conversion Corporation [email protected] The items contained in this e-mail reflect the personal opinions of the writer and are only provided for the assistance of the reader. The writer is not speaking in an official capacity for APC nor representing APC's official position on any matter. [email protected] rlpool.com To: [email protected] Sent by: cc: [email protected] Subject: Do not dial 9, 0, #, then hang up when requested. 03/19/01 11:06 AM Please respond to David_L_Tarnowski ______________________________ Forward Header __________________________________ Subject: Do not dial 9, 0, #, then hang up when requested. Author: [email protected] at INTERNET List-Post: [email protected] Date: 3/19/2001 7:44 AM PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING WARNING FROM IRV LEVINSON: 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), pound (#), 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 9 0 # 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 nine (9), zero (0), pound (#) and hang up for anyone! ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson: [email protected] Dave Heald [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.rcic.com/ click on "Virtual Conference Hall," ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson: [email protected] Dave Heald [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.rcic.com/ click on "Virtual Conference Hall,"
