A true classic : cellular fraud by 90 #.
Let the message:
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Do not do 90 # for anyone.
or
Do not do 09 # for anyone.
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NEVER CALL 90 # on your phone. I contacted the operator and it confirmed to me that everything was correct and that is why I pass this message to everyone I know.
Yesterday evening I received a phone call from an individual identifying himself as a technician for AT & T (and it could also be Telus). He told me to do a test on my phone line and to complete the test, I had to do on 9, 0 and then the # sign and hang up.
Fortunately, I was skeptical and I refused, telling him that I wanted to contact the telephone company before doing anything. The operator I responded that by the 90 and the # sign, I had to give that person free access to my telephone line. That gave him the ability to place long distance calls billed to my number. I was later informed that this trap came from local jails.
DO NOT CALL 90 # FOR ANYONE.
I was asked to share this information with everyone I know. After checking with Verizon, the company confirmed the veracity of this fact. DO NOT CALL 90 # FOR ANYONE.
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This story is so old it takes me back to my early years I used email or ...
Originally, the concept is real on the internal telephone lines to a company and using certain types of private telephone exchanges (PBX) or it was, in general, to 90 # to get an outside line to the company.
This feature has been falsely adapted to landlines and cell phones.
Also this message is a translation (inappropriate) to the U.S.. (Who in Canada would contact Verizon or AT & T before contacting Bell, Telus, Fido or Rogers or even!?)
I do not dwell on this story if only to remind you that it is totally false.
90 # corded phone (English) 90 #
cell phone (English)
A final note on another message going around that says never to call 809 if you do not want to pay a small capital (ranging from $ 100 to $ 24 000 depending on source). This message is also false . Incidentally, the area code (809) is the Dominican Republic, the 676 is for Tonga, the 966 is for Saudi Arabia and 500 is for the Falklands (Malvinas) ... All these destinations (and several others not mentioned) are likely to cost you quite expensive if you call there ...
Have fun with your cell phone ...
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