Not sure about the first part of this but the AT & T part is a hoax,
it's been doing the rounds for a few years.
Dave
> The Metropolitan Police have requested that companies send this round
to
> employees to notify people of a massive ATM scam. My husband has been
> told of it by his place of work:
>
> Please be aware of the following
>
> We have been warned of the following scam, which is targeting females
in
> particular. They received a 'phone call from the Post Office asking
> them to confirm their post code. When this is given, they are told
that
> they have become eligible for some gift vouchers for their
co-operation
> and are asked to provide their home address and post code in order to
> receive the vouchers. So far 90 per cent of women who have provided
> this information have been burgled, as it is assumed that their homes
> are empty during office hours. The police are aware of this scam and
> the Post Office have confirmed that they are NOT conducting postal
> surveys.
>
> Also, it has been reported that if you receive a telephone call from
an
> individual who identifies himself/herself as being an AT & T service
> technician who is conducting a test on that telephone line, or anyone
> else who asks you to do the following, DON'T:
>
> They will state that to complete the test the recipient should key in
> nine, zero, and then hash and then hang up. If you do this, you give
> them full access to your telephone line which allows them to place
> long-distance international or chat-line calls billed to your account.
> The information which the police have suggests that many of these
calls
> are emanating from local prisons. The information has been checked
out
> by the police and is correct. DO NOT PRESS 9 0 FOR ANYONE.
>
> Please pass this information on to colleagues, friends etc.
>
> Sue
>
>
>
> Sue Vogel, BA., MSc., C.Psychol.,
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