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There is a cautionary notice out in the wild about how dialling #09, 90#, or #90, depending on what version of the notice you come across, will result in your personal data being breached, including having your contact list and any bank details or credit card information on your phone copied.
28 paź 1998 · A scam artist places a call to an unsuspecting person and the caller says he or she is testing mobile (cellular) telephone circuits or equipment. The called party is asked to press #90 or #09.
Don't Fall for the 90# Telephone Scam. A legacy phone scam using the 90# buttons on business landline telephones is still around, targeting phones served by a private branch exchange (PBX) or private automatic branch exchange (PABX). How this scam occurs.
The 'Dial 90# Telephone Scam' hoax circulates the false rumour that a thief masquerading as a phone company operator or repair person can charge to a person's phone bill several thousand dollars of international calls if the owner enables remote international call authorization by dialing the keys 90# on his phone while the would-be thief is on ...
16 kwi 2021 · A Facebook post warns that dialing *#90 or #09* allows the person on the other side of the phone to access your SIM card. Experts say that's not true.
5 gru 2023 · Scammers can neither access personal and bank details through the 'One-Ring' phone scam nor they can steal SIM card details by dialling #90 or #09 codes on phones.
3 lis 2023 · Most cell phone providers help you identify known scam numbers by displaying a “Scam likely”, “Potential Spam”, or "Spam Risk" message on your Caller ID. However, scammers can easily change their phone numbers and continuously register new ones to make their calls seem legitimate.
