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tecoyah · 10-05-2007, 03:55 AM

I just got this from a friend....thought I might pass it along, as I just verified it.

Quote:

90# on your telephone

I dialed '0' and asked the operator who confirmed that this was correct
so please pass it on . . . (I also checked out Snopes.com <http://snopes.com/> .this is true, and
also applies to cell phones!)

PASS ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW

I received a telephone call last evening from an individual identifying
himself as an AT&T Service Technician (could also be Telus) who was
conducting a test on the telephone lines. He stated that to complete the
test I should touch nine(9), zero(0), the pound sign (#), 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 .

DO NOT press 90# for ANYONE.

The GTE Security Department requested that I share this information
with EVERYONE I KNOW.

After checking with Verizon they also said it was true,
so do not dial 90# for anyone !!!!!

PLEASE HIT THAT FORWARD BUTTON AND PASS THIS ON TO
EVERYONE YOU KNOW!!!

Good to Know

ShaniFaye · 10-05-2007, 04:00 AM

Bet they get pissed when they run across someone like me that has long distance blocked on their landline lol

Infinite_Loser · 10-05-2007, 04:15 AM

So you're saying that if were to try this on someone I could make free (Well, free for me anway) long distance calls? That's good to know...

uncle phil · 10-05-2007, 04:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShaniFaye

Bet they get pissed when they run across someone like me that has long distance blocked on their landline lol

same here...

Redlemon · 10-05-2007, 05:26 AM

Quote:

I dialed '0' and asked the operator who confirmed that this was correct
so please pass it on . . . (I also checked out Snopes.com .this is true, and
also applies to cell phones!)

That's not true. Snopes rates the entire story as merely Partly true, and specifically states that it only affects businesses with PBX lines (not Centrix). It does not affect home or cell phones.

Crack · 10-05-2007, 06:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Redlemon

That's not true. Snopes rates the entire story as merely Partly true, and specifically states that it only affects businesses with PBX lines (not Centrix). It does not affect home or cell phones.

pwned.

Thanks for the update though!

MSD · 10-05-2007, 06:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Redlemon

That's not true. Snopes rates the entire story as merely Partly true, and specifically states that it only affects businesses with PBX lines (not Centrix). It does not affect home or cell phones.

Beat me to it.

squeeeb · 10-05-2007, 07:50 AM

anything that has "FORWARD THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW" is automatically suspect in my book. so far, for me, 100% of the time, it's bull...

pass this on to everyone you know...

*Nikki* · 10-05-2007, 09:48 AM

If anyone called me from AT&T I would hang up first thing anyhow, regardless of what they wanted.

uncle phil · 10-05-2007, 10:13 AM

if this were a problem of any magnitude, it would be all over the audio, video and print media...

JumpinJesus · 10-05-2007, 06:53 PM

The more exclamation points there are in the email, the more true it has to be.

Elphaba · 10-05-2007, 09:00 PM

^^^ This must be true!!!!!!

Redlemon · 10-07-2007, 05:30 AM

I must say, this is the first time I've read an urban legend email falsely claiming Snopes support. That's pretty impressive, and makes it easier to fall for.

Always doublecheck.

tecoyah · 10-07-2007, 09:29 AM

OK....here my...OOOPs

10-05-2007, 04:00 AM	#2 (permalink)
ShaniFaye Submit to me, you know you want to Location: Lilburn, Ga	Bet they get pissed when they run across someone like me that has long distance blocked on their landline lol __________________ *I want the diabetic plan that comes with rollover carbs. I dont like the unused one expiring at midnite!!*

10-05-2007, 04:15 AM	#3 (permalink)
Infinite_Loser Junkie Location: Lake Mary, FL	So you're saying that if were to try this on someone I could make free (Well, free for me anway) long distance calls? That's good to know... __________________ I believe in equality; Everyone is equally inferior to me.

10-05-2007, 07:50 AM	#8 (permalink)
squeeeb part of the problem Location: hic et ubique	anything that has "FORWARD THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW" is automatically suspect in my book. so far, for me, 100% of the time, it's bull... pass this on to everyone you know... __________________ onward to mayhem!

10-05-2007, 10:13 AM	#10 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	if this were a problem of any magnitude, it would be all over the audio, video and print media... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

10-05-2007, 06:53 PM	#11 (permalink)
JumpinJesus Junkie Location: Chicago	The more exclamation points there are in the email, the more true it has to be. __________________ "I can normally tell how intelligent a man is by how stupid he thinks I am" - Cormac McCarthy, All The Pretty Horses

10-05-2007, 09:48 AM	#9 (permalink)
Nikki ~~~~~~~ Location: Charleston, SC	If anyone called me from AT&T I would hang up first thing anyhow, regardless of what they wanted.

10-05-2007, 09:00 PM	#12 (permalink)
Elphaba Deja Moo Location: Olympic Peninsula, WA	^^^ This must be true!!!!!! __________________ "You can't ignore politics, no matter how much you'd like to." Molly Ivins - 1944-2007

10-07-2007, 05:30 AM	#13 (permalink)
Redlemon Devoted Donor Location: New England	I must say, this is the first time I've read an urban legend email falsely claiming Snopes support. That's pretty impressive, and makes it easier to fall for. Always doublecheck. __________________ I can't read your signature. Sorry.

10-07-2007, 09:29 AM	#14 (permalink)
tecoyah Illusionary	OK....here my...OOOPs __________________ Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. - Buddha