Thursday, December 06, 2001
SOUTH EXPRESSWAY ENFORCES THE RULES WITH HIGH TECH (FINALLY)
Subject: New Traffic Rules on South Luzon Expressway (SLEX)
Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2001 08:43:57 +0800
From: theresa@manila.sema.slb.com
To the Southern Connection (and those who frequent the south)...
1. Speed Limits - min. 60 kph, max. 100 kph, be careful to observe this speed limit. May mga speed radar enforced strech sila sa SLEX. They have speed radars with telescope which can see you hundreds of meters away whether you're under or over speeding.You can break the rules on some segments but better to observe it, because they are really dead serious to implement the law inside the SLEX.
2. Emergency Shoulders - Don't pop out on the right and take this as the faster lane. In some stretch, biglang may haharang sa iyo and you may not be able to handle your brakes and an accident may happen. They are that crazy, believe me.
3. Yellow with White Lines Approaching the Exits - Go inside this line kung e-exit ka na. Avoid abrupt swerving or riding on this lane kung hindi ka e-exit sa next tollgate. Gustong-gusto ng PNCC men manghuli dyan.
4. Abrupt Change of Lanes - May mga PNCC men on pick-up trucks na naka-monitor sa mga ilalim ng overpasses. Normally nanduon sila sa mga may vantage view na kitang-kita yung stretch.
5. Littering - Got an extra 1,000 pesos? Dun ka magkalat sa SLEX mas maganda.
6. Checkpoints or Radar Enforced Segments - On the last post of the Skyway in Bicutan, duon sa on and off ramp ng Skyway, may spotter dyan . Approximately 300 meters before the Alabang viaduct southwards meron din dyan. Sa ilallim ng Susana Heights overpass meron din dyan. Sa ilalim ng Carmona overpass, sa may Sta. Rosa, sa may Cabuyao, Silangan and all the way to Calamba. They may not be there all the time pero iyang mga lugar na yan ang checkpoints.
7. The Skyway - they'll just compute the time it takes you to enter the Skyway until the time na mag-exit ka. They've set standard times so kung napabilis ka, may TVR ka agad.
8. Lights - Busted signal lights and brake lights, dirty plates are a violation inside the SLEX. May TVR ka rin dyan.
9. Reckless Driving - Kahit saan naman bawal yan siyempre, pero kung gusto nyong subukan puwede rin sa SLEX.
10. Bribery - Never attempt to bribe those PNCC men, they know their job. Period! Now, paano ka nila mahuhuli? Since they have telescopes and radios, they can see way, way far ahead and scan your speed, of course if you're going under or over, they'll radio you on all exits plus dun sa roaming enforcers nila. Magugulat ka na lang they'll send you on the side, ask for your license and give you a TVR, lalo na sa exits. Pag-claim ay problem rin because they'll send it to LTO East Avenue and after a week mo pa matutubos yon.
IN THE FUTURE, they'll have disguised vehicles sa SLEX which is fully equiped. You'll never know na huli ka na cause they'll just use their high-speed cameras and get a front clear shot of you plus your car and your plate number with your speed written on it, dates etc, all digitally encrypted. They make use of the LTO system to locate your address and send it to you there.
Subject: New Traffic Rules on South Luzon Expressway (SLEX)
Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2001 08:43:57 +0800
From: theresa@manila.sema.slb.com
To the Southern Connection (and those who frequent the south)...
1. Speed Limits - min. 60 kph, max. 100 kph, be careful to observe this speed limit. May mga speed radar enforced strech sila sa SLEX. They have speed radars with telescope which can see you hundreds of meters away whether you're under or over speeding.You can break the rules on some segments but better to observe it, because they are really dead serious to implement the law inside the SLEX.
2. Emergency Shoulders - Don't pop out on the right and take this as the faster lane. In some stretch, biglang may haharang sa iyo and you may not be able to handle your brakes and an accident may happen. They are that crazy, believe me.
3. Yellow with White Lines Approaching the Exits - Go inside this line kung e-exit ka na. Avoid abrupt swerving or riding on this lane kung hindi ka e-exit sa next tollgate. Gustong-gusto ng PNCC men manghuli dyan.
4. Abrupt Change of Lanes - May mga PNCC men on pick-up trucks na naka-monitor sa mga ilalim ng overpasses. Normally nanduon sila sa mga may vantage view na kitang-kita yung stretch.
5. Littering - Got an extra 1,000 pesos? Dun ka magkalat sa SLEX mas maganda.
6. Checkpoints or Radar Enforced Segments - On the last post of the Skyway in Bicutan, duon sa on and off ramp ng Skyway, may spotter dyan . Approximately 300 meters before the Alabang viaduct southwards meron din dyan. Sa ilallim ng Susana Heights overpass meron din dyan. Sa ilalim ng Carmona overpass, sa may Sta. Rosa, sa may Cabuyao, Silangan and all the way to Calamba. They may not be there all the time pero iyang mga lugar na yan ang checkpoints.
7. The Skyway - they'll just compute the time it takes you to enter the Skyway until the time na mag-exit ka. They've set standard times so kung napabilis ka, may TVR ka agad.
8. Lights - Busted signal lights and brake lights, dirty plates are a violation inside the SLEX. May TVR ka rin dyan.
9. Reckless Driving - Kahit saan naman bawal yan siyempre, pero kung gusto nyong subukan puwede rin sa SLEX.
10. Bribery - Never attempt to bribe those PNCC men, they know their job. Period! Now, paano ka nila mahuhuli? Since they have telescopes and radios, they can see way, way far ahead and scan your speed, of course if you're going under or over, they'll radio you on all exits plus dun sa roaming enforcers nila. Magugulat ka na lang they'll send you on the side, ask for your license and give you a TVR, lalo na sa exits. Pag-claim ay problem rin because they'll send it to LTO East Avenue and after a week mo pa matutubos yon.
IN THE FUTURE, they'll have disguised vehicles sa SLEX which is fully equiped. You'll never know na huli ka na cause they'll just use their high-speed cameras and get a front clear shot of you plus your car and your plate number with your speed written on it, dates etc, all digitally encrypted. They make use of the LTO system to locate your address and send it to you there.
Wednesday, December 05, 2001
1st PERSON ACCOUNT: HIGHWAY ROBBERY ALONG LIBIS
PART 3 of 3
I was brought to the Taytay police station and while I was being interviewed, an APB from the Cainta police was posted identifying my car as the vehicle used to hold up the passengers of the Hond Civic. Of course, the Taytay police had to clarify the matter with the Cainta police.
With everything that happened that night, we are just so thankful that I am still alive and not emotionally scarred from the experience. I do caution you, however, to take extra precautions like avoid loading gas at night, especially if you are alone. Looking back, I think this was where the men found out I was alone, since my car was heavily tinted. Also, as much as possible, stick to the main thoroughfares as these thieves prefer to do their m.o. in poorly lit small streets...
I am still driving the same car, of course no car stereo for the moment. I still drive at night, though I am a lot more careful now where I pass and a little bit paranoid about the cars around me. But scared? Nope, not me.
On the same night that it happened, I knew that I was not going to let this experience overtake my life. I am not going to rearrange my life and live in fear and let these men win. And prayers are the one thing that has helped through the entire experience.
I share my experience with you not to scare you or make you paranoid. I share my experience with you so that you know this can happen to anyone and so that you can take the necessary precautions so that this may not happen to you.
And above all, PRAYERS! Need I say more? :)
Eps
PART 3 of 3
I was brought to the Taytay police station and while I was being interviewed, an APB from the Cainta police was posted identifying my car as the vehicle used to hold up the passengers of the Hond Civic. Of course, the Taytay police had to clarify the matter with the Cainta police.
With everything that happened that night, we are just so thankful that I am still alive and not emotionally scarred from the experience. I do caution you, however, to take extra precautions like avoid loading gas at night, especially if you are alone. Looking back, I think this was where the men found out I was alone, since my car was heavily tinted. Also, as much as possible, stick to the main thoroughfares as these thieves prefer to do their m.o. in poorly lit small streets...
I am still driving the same car, of course no car stereo for the moment. I still drive at night, though I am a lot more careful now where I pass and a little bit paranoid about the cars around me. But scared? Nope, not me.
On the same night that it happened, I knew that I was not going to let this experience overtake my life. I am not going to rearrange my life and live in fear and let these men win. And prayers are the one thing that has helped through the entire experience.
I share my experience with you not to scare you or make you paranoid. I share my experience with you so that you know this can happen to anyone and so that you can take the necessary precautions so that this may not happen to you.
And above all, PRAYERS! Need I say more? :)
Eps
1st PERSON ACCOUNT: HIGHWAY ROBBERY ALONG LIBIS
PART 2 of 3
While they were going through my bag, one man said, "Huwag kang matakot, pera at alahas lang ang kailangan namin. Mai-uuwi mo ang kotse mo kung sumunod ka lang sa mga sasabihin namin." Then the driver said, "Kapag tinanong ka ng isang kasama namin kung magkano and pera sa bag mo, sabihin mo P3,000 lang."
After around 20 minutes of driving, the car stopped and the driver of the Lancer went to my car and asked how much money I had. I said P3,000. He asked if I had any jewelry or guns. I said none. He then took my bag (cellphone and all) and went back to the Lancer, while the men in my car disassembled my car stereo. Then we started moving again. All the while, communication between the two cars was through their own cellphones. While the men were talking on the phone, I could hear that there was a female aboard the Lancer in cahoots with them.
When we started moving again, it was apparently in search of a new victim. From the conversation I could hear, these are what they consider potential victims:
1. drivers of cars with plate numbers starting in U or W (since these are relatively new cars which presupposes that the driver is not poor)
2. heavily tinted vehicles (so that passing vehicles will not see what's happening inside the victim's car)
3. preferably female drivers with a maximum of 1 passenger. The potential victims were tailed for as much as an hour and held-up in dark places.
After spotting a Honda Civic with Plate number starting in ADX, the driver of my car tailed them for about an hour and cornered them along Evangelista Street in Taytay. The three men alighted from my car and told me not to move for half an hour. They then boarded the Honda Civic and sped off.
After some 5 minutes, I got up and took off my blindfold, which might have been excruciating, however, with the turn of events, I was numb with fear. After calming down a bit, I started looking for my car keys, but since I could not find them, I assumed the men took them as well. I got out of the car and stood in front of it, visibly shaking. I attempted to cross the street to ask for help from a lit shanty, but my legs were just shaking too much. After a few minutes, a patrol car came to the scene and the policeman used his cellphone to call my mom to fetch me and bring my spare key.
(to be continued)...
PART 2 of 3
While they were going through my bag, one man said, "Huwag kang matakot, pera at alahas lang ang kailangan namin. Mai-uuwi mo ang kotse mo kung sumunod ka lang sa mga sasabihin namin." Then the driver said, "Kapag tinanong ka ng isang kasama namin kung magkano and pera sa bag mo, sabihin mo P3,000 lang."
After around 20 minutes of driving, the car stopped and the driver of the Lancer went to my car and asked how much money I had. I said P3,000. He asked if I had any jewelry or guns. I said none. He then took my bag (cellphone and all) and went back to the Lancer, while the men in my car disassembled my car stereo. Then we started moving again. All the while, communication between the two cars was through their own cellphones. While the men were talking on the phone, I could hear that there was a female aboard the Lancer in cahoots with them.
When we started moving again, it was apparently in search of a new victim. From the conversation I could hear, these are what they consider potential victims:
1. drivers of cars with plate numbers starting in U or W (since these are relatively new cars which presupposes that the driver is not poor)
2. heavily tinted vehicles (so that passing vehicles will not see what's happening inside the victim's car)
3. preferably female drivers with a maximum of 1 passenger. The potential victims were tailed for as much as an hour and held-up in dark places.
After spotting a Honda Civic with Plate number starting in ADX, the driver of my car tailed them for about an hour and cornered them along Evangelista Street in Taytay. The three men alighted from my car and told me not to move for half an hour. They then boarded the Honda Civic and sped off.
After some 5 minutes, I got up and took off my blindfold, which might have been excruciating, however, with the turn of events, I was numb with fear. After calming down a bit, I started looking for my car keys, but since I could not find them, I assumed the men took them as well. I got out of the car and stood in front of it, visibly shaking. I attempted to cross the street to ask for help from a lit shanty, but my legs were just shaking too much. After a few minutes, a patrol car came to the scene and the policeman used his cellphone to call my mom to fetch me and bring my spare key.
(to be continued)...
1st PERSON ACCOUNT: HIGHWAY ROBBERY ALONG LIBIS
PART 1 of 3
-----Original Message-----
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 12:46 PM
Dear friends,
I am writing this e-mail in the hopes that none of you will have to go through what I went through last April 4, 2001.
After calling it a day at around 7 pm last April 4, I loaded my car with gas at the Shell station along Libis. I was on my way to meet some friends in Quezon City but since traffic was already building up in C5, I decided to take the Greenmeadows route instead.
As I turned to Giraffe St, the vehicle behind me started to accelerate and seemed to be in such a hurry to overtake me. Since I wasn't about to change my speed just to accommodate this car behind me, I let
the vehicle overtake me. BAD MOVE!
As the car overtook me, it was moving too close to me to the point of ramming me so I slowed down. That was when the vehicle stopped in front of me and 4 armed men alighted from this heavily tinted white Mitsubishi Lancer, and pointed their firearms at me. One was carrying an armalite while the rest had hand
guns. They motioned me to open the door/window and said "Huwag kang maingay, hold-up ito!"
Three men got into my car, the driver pushed me to the front passenger seat, while the man who entered the back seat grabbed my collar and physically dragged me to the back. The fourth man went back to drive the
Lancer. Both cars drove off.
The man beside me wanted to blindfold me so I took off my glasses and he blindfolded me using packing tape and told to lie on my side. The driver asked if I had jewelry and money. Needless to say, I was very nervous at this time and I did not want to fight these men. Unfortunately, I had just withdrawn money that day, so I told them that I had P3,000 in my wallet and another P2,000 in an envelope inside my bag. They kept on asking for jewelry, which I had none of.
(to be continued) ....
PART 1 of 3
-----Original Message-----
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 12:46 PM
Dear friends,
I am writing this e-mail in the hopes that none of you will have to go through what I went through last April 4, 2001.
After calling it a day at around 7 pm last April 4, I loaded my car with gas at the Shell station along Libis. I was on my way to meet some friends in Quezon City but since traffic was already building up in C5, I decided to take the Greenmeadows route instead.
As I turned to Giraffe St, the vehicle behind me started to accelerate and seemed to be in such a hurry to overtake me. Since I wasn't about to change my speed just to accommodate this car behind me, I let
the vehicle overtake me. BAD MOVE!
As the car overtook me, it was moving too close to me to the point of ramming me so I slowed down. That was when the vehicle stopped in front of me and 4 armed men alighted from this heavily tinted white Mitsubishi Lancer, and pointed their firearms at me. One was carrying an armalite while the rest had hand
guns. They motioned me to open the door/window and said "Huwag kang maingay, hold-up ito!"
Three men got into my car, the driver pushed me to the front passenger seat, while the man who entered the back seat grabbed my collar and physically dragged me to the back. The fourth man went back to drive the
Lancer. Both cars drove off.
The man beside me wanted to blindfold me so I took off my glasses and he blindfolded me using packing tape and told to lie on my side. The driver asked if I had jewelry and money. Needless to say, I was very nervous at this time and I did not want to fight these men. Unfortunately, I had just withdrawn money that day, so I told them that I had P3,000 in my wallet and another P2,000 in an envelope inside my bag. They kept on asking for jewelry, which I had none of.
(to be continued) ....
How To Immobilize Your Cellphone If You Lose It.
circulated via email in Metro Manila:
Here's a little 'get your own back' if you have your mobile stolen.
To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following digits on your phone:
*#06#
A 15 digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to your handset. Write it down and keep it safe. Should your phone get stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code. They will then block your handset so even if the thief changes the SIM card your phone will be totally useless.
You probably won't get your phone back, but at least you know that the thief can't use/sell it either. If everybody did this, there would be no point in stealing mobile phones!
(Urban Commuter's comment: Of course, this only works for postpaid subscribers.)
circulated via email in Metro Manila:
Here's a little 'get your own back' if you have your mobile stolen.
To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following digits on your phone:
*#06#
A 15 digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to your handset. Write it down and keep it safe. Should your phone get stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code. They will then block your handset so even if the thief changes the SIM card your phone will be totally useless.
You probably won't get your phone back, but at least you know that the thief can't use/sell it either. If everybody did this, there would be no point in stealing mobile phones!
(Urban Commuter's comment: Of course, this only works for postpaid subscribers.)
Monday, December 03, 2001
DEAN KAMEN'S SEGWAY: A COMMUTER'S DREAM?
"Here "it" is: the inside story of the secret invention that so many are buzzing about. Could this thing really change the world?"
A rechargeable electric 2-wheel scooter that senses the body's shifts in balance to control the way it runs and stops. No brakes, no engine. Interesting indeed!
Read about it in Time.com
"Here "it" is: the inside story of the secret invention that so many are buzzing about. Could this thing really change the world?"
A rechargeable electric 2-wheel scooter that senses the body's shifts in balance to control the way it runs and stops. No brakes, no engine. Interesting indeed!
Read about it in Time.com
THE SLEEPING GAS TAXI
The Deadly Scourge of Metro Manila Almost Claims Another Victim
from an email dated: June 26, 2001
From: Noreen Gisela J. Quiblat
am i really glad to be greeting you good morning today… kagabi kasi, i almost got victimized by one of those sleeping gas taxis that we [used to] just read about…
i was on my way home from overtime and dinner with my team mates plus ella and mia. i took a cab from the gas station at the corner of julia vargas and meralco avenue, papunta ako ng mandaluyong, where i live now. pagkasakay ko, napansin ko na di ako nakakahinga ng ayos. akala ko dahil kakakain ko lang. dun na banda sa boni tunnel, nahirapan na talaga ako huminga, so i wanted to open the window, kaya lang, wala yung crank para sa window. just around that time din, the driver asked me kung san banda yung punta ko. it was then that i noticed that he already had a hankie over his nose and mouth, nakatali around his head, kidnapper-style ba. (sa mga hindi alam, a wet hankie over the nose and mouth prevents the gas from taking effect) syempre naweirdohan ako di ba, at takang taka ako. buti na lang gumagana pa utak ko, at medyo nagegets ko na yung situation, even if i was really starting to feel nausea coming over me. so i told him to pull over at jollibee at dun na ako bababa. buti na lang, tumabi naman sya. i paid him (stupid me!) got off and noted his plate number. i calmed myself down at jollibee for a few minutes bago ako pumunta kina kai. from kai’s place we called the mandaluyong police and told them what happened and gave them the plate number. they immediately sent two squad cars over, pero kai and i already decided, per instruction of my dad na rin, not to go with them. (syempre being scared to go with the police is an entirely different story). i didn’t want to go through the hassle of filing complaints,etc… besides, “wala namang nangyari” di ba? of course, can’t wait for something to happen before we do anything right? but at least, nanote naman nila yung plate number ng gagong taxing yon. PVM 114, white, lancer ata. baka makita nyo, pakibatukan!
i know you’re glad that i’m okay (assuming ako!!! hahaha!). i’m glad myself that i managed to stay calm and thought through the situation. shucks, di ko akalain na ngayon magbibigay pa ako ng advice sa inyo or that i’m going to be in one of these forwarded emails we pass around a lot… anyway, some people think i should have confronted him already about his hankie, or at least asked him why he had something over his mouth. pero now that i think about it, mas okay na yon na hindi. it might have caused him to panic and i might not have had the chance to get off. i was rather thankful that he spoke to me, kasi kung hindi, i wouldn’t have noticed the hankie. but kai did say, he probably talked to me to check if i was out already. if there’s one thing i think i should have done though, is TELL HIM that i had his plate number when i got off. “hoy! langhiya ka! kala mo ha, kuha ko plate number mo oy!” or something to that effect. =) but i guess, my instinct to get out of the car as soon as i can blocked out any other ideas.
i couldn’t possibly ask for the night to have ended any other way. i’m just glad that i’m still here, whole, to tell you about my weird monday night.
tatit:)
Noreen Gisela J. Quiblat
Consultant
Iberpacific Inc.
Email: tatit.quiblat@iberpacific.com
The Deadly Scourge of Metro Manila Almost Claims Another Victim
from an email dated: June 26, 2001
From: Noreen Gisela J. Quiblat
am i really glad to be greeting you good morning today… kagabi kasi, i almost got victimized by one of those sleeping gas taxis that we [used to] just read about…
i was on my way home from overtime and dinner with my team mates plus ella and mia. i took a cab from the gas station at the corner of julia vargas and meralco avenue, papunta ako ng mandaluyong, where i live now. pagkasakay ko, napansin ko na di ako nakakahinga ng ayos. akala ko dahil kakakain ko lang. dun na banda sa boni tunnel, nahirapan na talaga ako huminga, so i wanted to open the window, kaya lang, wala yung crank para sa window. just around that time din, the driver asked me kung san banda yung punta ko. it was then that i noticed that he already had a hankie over his nose and mouth, nakatali around his head, kidnapper-style ba. (sa mga hindi alam, a wet hankie over the nose and mouth prevents the gas from taking effect) syempre naweirdohan ako di ba, at takang taka ako. buti na lang gumagana pa utak ko, at medyo nagegets ko na yung situation, even if i was really starting to feel nausea coming over me. so i told him to pull over at jollibee at dun na ako bababa. buti na lang, tumabi naman sya. i paid him (stupid me!) got off and noted his plate number. i calmed myself down at jollibee for a few minutes bago ako pumunta kina kai. from kai’s place we called the mandaluyong police and told them what happened and gave them the plate number. they immediately sent two squad cars over, pero kai and i already decided, per instruction of my dad na rin, not to go with them. (syempre being scared to go with the police is an entirely different story). i didn’t want to go through the hassle of filing complaints,etc… besides, “wala namang nangyari” di ba? of course, can’t wait for something to happen before we do anything right? but at least, nanote naman nila yung plate number ng gagong taxing yon. PVM 114, white, lancer ata. baka makita nyo, pakibatukan!
i know you’re glad that i’m okay (assuming ako!!! hahaha!). i’m glad myself that i managed to stay calm and thought through the situation. shucks, di ko akalain na ngayon magbibigay pa ako ng advice sa inyo or that i’m going to be in one of these forwarded emails we pass around a lot… anyway, some people think i should have confronted him already about his hankie, or at least asked him why he had something over his mouth. pero now that i think about it, mas okay na yon na hindi. it might have caused him to panic and i might not have had the chance to get off. i was rather thankful that he spoke to me, kasi kung hindi, i wouldn’t have noticed the hankie. but kai did say, he probably talked to me to check if i was out already. if there’s one thing i think i should have done though, is TELL HIM that i had his plate number when i got off. “hoy! langhiya ka! kala mo ha, kuha ko plate number mo oy!” or something to that effect. =) but i guess, my instinct to get out of the car as soon as i can blocked out any other ideas.
i couldn’t possibly ask for the night to have ended any other way. i’m just glad that i’m still here, whole, to tell you about my weird monday night.
tatit:)
Noreen Gisela J. Quiblat
Consultant
Iberpacific Inc.
Email: tatit.quiblat@iberpacific.com
Sunday, December 02, 2001
PLDT PHONE HACKERS
Another urban myth or real landline hacking? You decide.
From: Jimenez, Hector [mailto:hector.jimenez@iomni.com.ph]
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 3:34 PM
Subject: PLDT
I received a telephone call last evening from an individual identifying himself as a PLDT Service technician who was conducting a test on telephone lines. He stated that to complete the test I should touch nine(9),zero(0), the pound sign (#), and then hang up.
Luckily, I was suspicious and refused. Upon contacting the telephone company, I was informed that by pushing 90#, you give the requesting
individual full access to your telephone line, which enables them to place long distance calls billed to your home phone number.
Please beware. DO NOT press 90# for ANYONE.
The NTC Security Department requested that I share this information with EVERYONE I KNOW. PLEASE pass this on to everyone YOU know. If you have mailing lists and/or newsletters from organizations you are connected with, I encourage you to pass on his information to them, too.
After checking ,they said it was true, so do not dial(9),zero(0), the pound sign # and hang up, for anyone.
Another urban myth or real landline hacking? You decide.
From: Jimenez, Hector [mailto:hector.jimenez@iomni.com.ph]
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 3:34 PM
Subject: PLDT
I received a telephone call last evening from an individual identifying himself as a PLDT Service technician who was conducting a test on telephone lines. He stated that to complete the test I should touch nine(9),zero(0), the pound sign (#), and then hang up.
Luckily, I was suspicious and refused. Upon contacting the telephone company, I was informed that by pushing 90#, you give the requesting
individual full access to your telephone line, which enables them to place long distance calls billed to your home phone number.
Please beware. DO NOT press 90# for ANYONE.
The NTC Security Department requested that I share this information with EVERYONE I KNOW. PLEASE pass this on to everyone YOU know. If you have mailing lists and/or newsletters from organizations you are connected with, I encourage you to pass on his information to them, too.
After checking ,they said it was true, so do not dial(9),zero(0), the pound sign # and hang up, for anyone.
