Phone Scam Alert (fwd)

[Ben Jacobsen]

not bike related but it may save you $$

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1998 13:32:49 -0800 (PST)
From: Undergraduate Finance Club <ufc at u.washington.edu>
To: Undisclosed recipients:  ;
Subject: Phone Scam Alert

From: M. Springer <piwo at u.washington.edu>
To: Dave Moe <dmoe at sttl.uswest.net>
Cc: B. Gillihan <gillihan at u.washington.edu>; Mark Storkel
<mstorkel at ionicsrcc.com>
Date: Friday, March 13, 1998 10:55 AM
Subject: FW: Phone Scam! (fwd)
>
>> _____________________________________________________________
>>
>>  I received a telephone call from an individual identifying
>>  himself as an AT&T Service Technician that was running
>>  a test on our telephone lines.
>>  He stated that to complete the test I should touch nine (9),
>>  zero (0), pound sign (#) and hang up. Luckily, I was
>>  suspicious and refused.

    Upon contacting the telephone company we were informed that
>>  by pushing 90# you end up giving the individual that called you
>>  access to your telephone line and allows them to place a long
>>  distance telephone call, with the charge appearing on your
>>  telephone bill. We were further informed that this scam has been
>>  originating from many of the local jails/prisons.