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- From: DSTUBEN@MTUS5.CTS.MTU.EDU (Dawn Stubenrauch)
- Newsgroups: bit.listserv.circplus
- Subject: Don't accept collect calls
- Message-ID: <CIRCPLUS%92121607001938@IDBSU.BITNET>
- Date: 16 Dec 92 13:48:56 GMT
- Sender: "CIRCPLUS@IDBSU - LIBRARY CIRCULATION ISSUES"
- <CIRCPLUS@IDBSU.BITNET>
- Lines: 10
- Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU
- In-Reply-To: Message of Tue, 15 Dec 1992 18:44:00 EDT from <FORSTER@ZODIAC>
-
- I am sending this message out as a warning to other libraries.
-
- There is a telephone scam going on. What happens is you get a collect call
- and the person will tell you they are paraplegic or in a prison and can not
- redial the phone. They ask you to transfer them and when you press the
- button to transfer they can lock on your line with a computer and call
- anywhere in the world and you will get the charges.
-
- The names they used here were John, Jonathan, and Anthony. We had one call
- go through to England for at lest three hours.
-