[NEohioPAL]Fwd: Another warning, worth reading

Fri Apr 29 09:21:33 PDT 2005

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This is a hoax.

http://www.hoax-slayer.com/nine-zero-hash-hoax.html
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Stephen Morris=20
  To: neohiopal at lists.fredsternfeld.com=20
  Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 9:14 AM
  Subject: [NEohioPAL]Fwd: Another warning, worth reading

    >This makes sense, so please read---
    >
    >
    >
    >90# on the telephone
    >
    >PASS THIS ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW=20
    >
    >I received a telephone call last evening from an individual =
identifying=20
    >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),=20
    >zero(0), the
    >pound sign (#), and then hang up.=20
    >
    >Luckily, I was suspicious and refused.=20
    >
    >Upon contacting the telephone company, I was informed that by =
pushing 90#,=20
    >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.=20
    >
    >I was further informed that this scam has been originating from =
many local=20
    >jails/prisons I have a lso verified this information with UCB =
Telecom,Pacific
    >Bell, MCI, Bell Atlantic and GTE. Please beware.
    >
    >DO NOT press 90# for ANYONE.=20
    >
    >PLEASE pass this on to everyone YOU know.=20
    >
    >If you have mailing lists and/or newsletters from organizations you =
are=20
    >connected with, I encourage you to pass on this information to =
them.=20
    >
    >After checking with Verizon they said it was true, so do not dial
    >(9),zero(0), the pound sign # and hang up for anyone.=20
    >
    >PLEASE HIT THAT FORWARD BUTTON AND PASS THIS ON TO EVERYONE YOU =
KNOW

  Evie
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This is a hoax.</FONT></DIV>
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 29, 2005 =
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NEohioPAL]Fwd: =
Another warning,=20
  worth reading</DIV>
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  style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px =
solid">>This=20
    makes sense, so please read---<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>>90# on =
the=20
    telephone<BR>><BR>>PASS THIS ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW =
<BR>><BR>>I=20
    received a telephone call last evening from an individual =
identifying=20
    <BR>>himself as an AT&T Service technician who was conducting =
a test=20
    on telephone<BR>>lines. He stated that to complete the test I =
should=20
    touch nine(9), <BR>>zero(0), the<BR>>pound sign (#), and then =
hang up.=20
    <BR>><BR>>Luckily, I was suspicious and refused. =
<BR>><BR>>Upon=20
    contacting the telephone company, I was informed that by pushing =
90#,=20
    <BR>>you give the requesting individual full access to your =
telephone=20
    line, which<BR>>enables them to place long distance calls billed =
to your=20
    home phone number. <BR>><BR>>I was further informed that this =
scam has=20
    been originating from many local <BR>>jails/prisons I have a lso =
verified=20
    this information with UCB Telecom,Pacific<BR>>Bell, MCI, Bell =
Atlantic=20
    and GTE. Please beware.<BR>><BR>>DO NOT press 90# for ANYONE.=20
    <BR>><BR>>PLEASE pass this on to everyone YOU know. =
<BR>><BR>>If=20
    you have mailing lists and/or newsletters from organizations you are =

    <BR>>connected with, I encourage you to pass on this information =
to them.=20
    <BR>><BR>>After checking with Verizon they said it was true, =
so do not=20
    dial<BR>>(9),zero(0), the pound sign # and hang up for anyone.=20
    <BR>><BR>>PLEASE HIT THAT FORWARD BUTTON AND PASS THIS ON TO =
EVERYONE=20
    YOU =
KNOW<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><BR>Evie</BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>

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