It may sound like an Urban Legend, but it has a basis in fact. It only applies to some PBX systems where you dial 9 to get an outside line.
http://www.att.com/features/0398/90pound.html Bill Richardson Unisys Corp. -----Original Message----- From: Jacob Schanker [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 12:48 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: Do not dial 9, 0, #, then hang up when requested. All: This sounds like another UL. That's UL as in Urban Legend. Just picture GTE telling someone that they should tell EVERYONE they know. NOT going to happen. Before we flood emc-pstc and the Internet with this "urgent warning" - think about it first. Regards, Jack Jacob Z. Schanker, P.E. 65 Crandon Way Rochester, NY 14618 Phone: 716 442 3909 Fax: 716 442 2182 [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 12:06 PM Subject: Do not dial 9, 0, #, then hang up when requested. > > > > > ______________________________ Forward Header __________________________________ > Subject: Do not dial 9, 0, #, then hang up when requested. > Author: [email protected] at INTERNET > 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," ------------------------------------------- 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,"
