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Thread ID: 112754	2010-09-21 05:20:00	? 90# - is this a scam or not?	R.M. (561)	PC World Chat

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1138686	2010-09-21 05:20:00	There are a number of emails going around today suggesting there is a Telstra Clear (supposedly) tech ringing and asking people to press: 90#. The suggestion is that this allows this person to place long distance telephone calls billed to your home phone number. Is this for real?:thanks	R.M. (561)
1138687	2010-09-21 05:21:00	Probably fake. Ring them	Speedy Gonzales (78)
1138688	2010-09-21 05:43:00	It's an incredibly old one. You cannot gain control via a home phone. Once, in 1989 when the Neax first went in you could,m but you had to know the exchange codes, and my husband stopped it all. Bugger.	pctek (84)
1138689	2010-09-21 06:01:00	Thanks for your comments. Thought so, but like confirmation from the 'Experts'! :)	R.M. (561)
1138690	2010-09-21 06:30:00	It's an incredibly old one. You cannot gain control via a home phone. Once, in 1989 when the Neax first went in you could,m but you had to know the exchange codes, and my husband stopped it all. Bugger. The 1st one where? "The first NEAX61K digital telephone exchange was installed in 1981 by Telecom New Zealand at Lower Hutt and its successor, the NEAX 61E, was first installed at Auckland's North Shore in 1987. " Snopes or email hoax sites like this http://www.hoax-slayer.com/ are good for checking things.	PaulD (232)
1138691	2010-09-21 08:24:00	"90# - is this a scam or not?" Yes. LL	lakewoodlady (103)
1138692	2010-09-21 11:57:00	Is this for real?:thanks What is your number.:clap	mikebartnz (21)
1138693	2010-09-21 20:20:00	What is your number.:clap 111....	R.M. (561)
1138694	2010-09-21 22:59:00	With any of these things - just put the action letters or words in to Google. In this case the 90# is answered immediately.	Scouse (83)
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