A friend of mine sent me the following. Please pass info. along to others.
Love,
Sandy

> > Subject:  phone warning
> >
> > I thought I would pass this along.. just in case.
> >
> > 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.

> > 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.
> >
> >
> > I have also verified this information with UCB Telecom,  Pacific  Bell,
> > MCI,
> > Bell Atlantic and GTE. 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. After checking with Verizon
>they
> > said it  was true  so do not dial (9),zero(0), the pound sign # and hang
>up
> > for anyone.