Subject: 90# on your telephone.

[Incall]

This may have been posted already, but I felt to pass this on anyway's

Subject: 90# on your telephone.

You may want to pass this on to family or friends

Re: 90# on your telephone.

I dialed '0' and asked the operator to confirm if this was correct, so please pass it on.


I received a telephone call last evening from an individual identifying himself as a Telus Serviceman, who was conducting a test on the telephone-lines. He stated that to complete the test I should touch nine (9) and then zero (0), followed by the pound sign (#), and then to hang up.

Luckily, I was suspicious, and I refused.

Upon contacting the telephone company, I was informed that by pushing 90#, you are giving 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 of B.C.Alta.Ont.NB. local jails and prisons.

DO NOT press 90# for ANYONE !

The GTE Security Department requested that I share this information with EVERYONE I KNOW.
After checking with Telus, they said it was true, so do not dial 90# for anyone!

 

[Cassini]

For almost all applications, this is a fake. See:
http://www.snopes.com/fraud/telephone/jailcall.asp

It used to work on some specialized business PBX systems, but not any longer. The phone systems that used to suffer from this problem are all obsolete, and almost all businesses are smart enough to set up their phone systems to prevent outside callers from accessing external lines. These scams used to be popular, and have now died off.

Although, the old advice still applies. If a stranger asks to borrow your phone (business or residential), dial the number for them.

 

[Rockslinger]

If a stranger asks to borrow your phone (business or residential), dial the number for them.

And be sure to dial *67 first.

 

[CapitalGuy]

And be sure to dial *67 first.

How come?

 

[Rockslinger]

How come?

You don't want a stranger to know your real telephone number so dialling *67 blocks your number on their caller ID.

 

[tool_man05]

You don't want a stranger to know your real telephone number so dialling *67 blocks your number on their caller ID.

I believe that is to block numbers on the Bell network only. *31 blocks Rogers network numbers.

 

[Rockslinger]

I believe that is to block numbers on the Bell network only. *31 blocks Rogers network numbers.

Good point, thanks. Is it possible to block a number on a text message?

 

[shatrat]

thanx for the heads up...