Helpful Information on a Telephone scam ------- PLEASE READ --------

by "David Hammon" <dhammon(at)gte.net>

 Date:  Wed, 21 Oct 1998 22:31:23 -0600
 To:  "Myself" <9724890691(at)mobile.att.net>
  todo: View Thread, Original
I recieved this information today, and thought that I would pass this
information on to everyone in my email address book.....

-----Original Message-----
From: ruth m givens <rmgivens(at)juno.com>
To: dhammon(at)gte.net <dhammon(at)gte.net>
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 7:24 PM
Subject: rtgivens(at)juno.com (Roger T. Givens): mrsde(at)juno.com (Dorothy M
Edwards): wendyrae1(at)juno.com (Wendy R Wadding): "Drew Raney"
<nazrev_r(at)email.msn.com>: Fw: Fwd: Telephone scam


>--------- Begin forwarded message ----------
>From: rtgivens(at)juno.com (Roger T. Givens)
>To: edellow(at)getonthe.net, t-floyd(at)juno.com,
>evamae(at)juno.com,chip53(at)roanoke.infi.net, chrgivens(at)aol.com,
>matthew.taylor(at)juno.com,patmikeg(at)juno.com, desertstar(at)juno.com,
>rmgivens(at)juno.com,stuord(at)juno.com, Jeanhj(at)aol.com,
>davemiller1(at)prodigy.net,bmixon(at)hiwaay.net, peterson(at)microserve.net,
>P646(at)aol.com,rlbangor(at)adiis.net, bpwolf(at)webtv.com,
>p.woolschlager(at)juno.com
>Subject: mrsde(at)juno.com (Dorothy M Edwards): wendyrae1(at)juno.com (Wendy R
>Wadding): "Drew Raney" <nazrev_r(at)email.msn.com>: Fw: Fwd: Telephone scam
>Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1998 18:51:35 -0700
>Message-ID: <19981020.185138.3174.0.rtgivens(at)juno.com>
>
>--------- Begin forwarded message ----------
>From: mrsde(at)juno.com (Dorothy M Edwards)
>To: ballewd(at)juno.com, e-floyd(at)juno.com, rtgivens(at)juno.com,
>bmixon(at)hiwaay.net,peterson(at)microserve.net, rlbangor(at)adiis.net
>Subject: wendyrae1(at)juno.com (Wendy R Wadding): "Drew Raney"
><nazrev_r(at)email.msn.com>: Fw: Fwd: Telephone scam
>Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1998 17:35:29 -0700
>Message-ID: <19981020.173530.9798.0.mrsde(at)juno.com>
>
>--------- Begin forwarded message ----------
>From: wendyrae1(at)juno.com (Wendy R Wadding)
>To: maheukr(at)c2i2.com, mdbpowers(at)erols.com,
>wedel(at)aztec.asu.edu,kdurnel(at)c2i2.com, Warlord(at)primenet.com,
>Keeshonds(at)juno.com,antenna(at)c2i2.com, SOMIMSRD(at)aol.com,
>joe-n-jo(at)juno.com,Dreed(at)usachoice.com, dreed(at)gwis.com,
>mrsde(at)juno.com,rashowers(at)juno.com
>Subject: "Drew Raney" <nazrev_r(at)email.msn.com>: Fw: Fwd: Telephone scam
>Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1998 18:23:31 -0400
>Message-ID: <19981020.182334.10638.0.wendyrae1(at)juno.com>
>
>
>>
>>
>>In a message dated 10/20/98 0:45:27, SALLUCC wrote:
>>
>><<
>>
>>For your information.....
>>
>>Telephone Scam
>>
>>FOR YOU INFORMATION......SEE THE MESSAGE BELOW
>>
>>I received a telephone call today from an individual identifying himself
>>as an AT&T Service Technician who was conducting a test on our 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 allows them to place long distance telephone calls billed to
>>your home phone number. I was further informed that this scam has been
>>originating from many of the local jails/prisons. I have also verified
>>this information
>>with UCB telecomm, Pacific Bell, MCI, Bell Atlantic, GTE and NYNEX.
>>
>>Please beware.
>>
>>DO NOT press 90# for ANYONE. The GTE Security Department requested  that
>>I share this information with EVERYONE I KNOW. 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, too.>>
>>
>>
>>___________________________________________________________________
>>You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail.
>>Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com
>>or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]
>>
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>--------- End forwarded message ----------
>___________________________________________________________________ You
>don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get
>completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com or call Juno at
>(800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]
>--------- End forwarded message ----------
>___________________________________________________________________ You
>don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get
>completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com or call Juno at
>(800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]
>--------- End forwarded message ----------
>
>___________________________________________________________________
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>Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com
>or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

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