On Sat, Feb 15, 2003 at 02:45:51PM -0800, Ken Dreger wrote: > I just got this from my friend the PI,
...who apparently fell for an urban legend. > 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. > After checking with Verizon they said it was true, so do not dial > (9),zero(0), the pound sign # and hang up for anyone. Check out http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/scams.jailcall.htm for the full story. In short: This only applies, if at all, to PBXes. In general, when you receive something that says "Please pass this on to everyone you know", check with snopes.com first. Chances are it's an urban legend or a hoax.
