Scams 2

Be alert.... watch out for fraudulent junk e-mail!

The RCMP has received reports that Internet users are receiving deceptive e-mail messages. These messages advise you that an order for goods in the amounts of hundreds of dollars will be billed to your credit card. To cancel the order (that has never been placed), the recipient is advised to call the telephone number on the screen immediately. The international telephone call will show up on your phone bill some time later. The scheme is a combination of spamming and telecommunications fraud.

Costly phone scam: don’t dial 90# for anyone!

A woman received a phone call from an individual posing as an AT&T service technician. The phoney technician said he was testing phone lines and that the woman needed to press 90, then the pound (#) key and hang up to complete the test.

The woman was suspicious and refused. She immediately phoned AT&T and found out that by pressing 90#, you give the caller full access to your telephone line, including long distance calls billed to your home number. AT&T says this scam has apparently been traced to many local prisons. Protect yourself! Don't dial 90# for anyone!

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