[lit-ideas] practicalities, hoaxes and holidays
- From: JimKandJulieB@xxxxxxx
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 23:35:39 EST
Still working through logic issues, though with Christmas and the attendant
stress, er, I mean joy (could we outlaw this holiday, PLEASE?!) I will likely
save as new the mails on laws of logic to go through when I've recovered
from the relational dynamics of a family blended from two semi-dysfunctional
systems. God. Norman Rockwell had to be on very good drugs. Hallucanigenic
sci-fi he painted. On a more pragmatic note.....has anyone heard of the
below?
It sounds unlikely, and yet.... A Mother of a daughter's friend forwarded
it to me. I have no idea if there's anything to it or not.
Julie Krueger
Subject: Phone Scam
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> PASS ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW
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> 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),
the pound sign (#), and then hang up.
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> Luckily, I was suspicious and refused.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> DO NOT press 90# for ANYONE.
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> The GTE Security Department requested that I share this information
with EVERYONE I KNOW.
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> PLEASE pass this on to everyone YOU know.
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