Money Incorporated Digest 51

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MONEY INCORPORATED DIGEST #51 
RELEASED 28 AUGUST 1995 
WRITTEN BY SLEEPY 

MONEY INCORPORATED ARE: 
                        SLEEPY 
                        SONIC FURY 
                        CCRIDER 
                        THE BIG CHEESE 
                        SEXECTUIONER 
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                        OFFICER FRIENDLY 

TODAY'S TOPIC: EAT SHIT AND DIE! OR HOW TO OBTAIN NON-LISTED PHONE NUMBERS 

Non-published phone numbers are omitted from phone directories, but are easily obtained by calling 
directory assistance. Non-listed phone numbers are unavailable through either source, and telephone 
companies are becoming aware of some of the methods previously used to scam the numbers from 
unsuspecting local operators and service employees. The value of privacy to their non-listed 
customers is of great importance, and they try their best to assure that privacy. 

Non-listed phone numbers can be obtained from long-distance carriers (for the time being, anyway) 
in a limited number of circumstances. A non-listed phone number was obtained in this way in under 
two minutes (your milage may vary). 

I desired to obtain the non-listed phone number of Mr. Otto Feenbohm of Pendangle, KY. The area 
code is 502, and Pendangle only has one exchange, 827. (This is, of course, a ficticious account 
with no basis whatsoever in reality, hence all names, addresses, and phone numbers are invented, 
with the exception of the AT&T customer service phone number.) I know the name, address, and phone 
number of a friend, relative, or business partner of Mr. Feenbohm's for whom a call to Mr. Feenbohm 
is long-distance, and who I know has called Mr. Feenbohm in the last three months. In this case, I 
know that Otto's brother, Gunther, lives at 555 Castamilla Boulevard, Los Angeles, 90062, and calls 
him regularly. I use directory assistance to find that Gunther's phone number is 213-555-0277. 

For the moment I make the assumption that Gunther's long-distance carrier is AT&T. (It's a fair 
assumption. Most of the country uses either AT&T, MCI, or Sprint.) I make the following phone call. 

I dial 1-800-222-0300 (AT&T Billing information). 
Depending on when you call, the system may ask you to touch tone your home phone number. If it 
does, touch 213-555-0277 (Gunther's number). Touch '1' to speak to a customer service 
representative about a billing question. 

Her: "AT&T, this is Melissa speaking, how may I help you?" 
You: "Yeah, I've got a question about some charges that showed up on my long distance bill." 
Her: "What is your home phone number?" 
You: "213-555-0277." 

At this point, if AT&T is *not* Gunther's long-distance carrier, you'll have to come up with a 
plausible reason why Melissa shows no record of that phone number with AT&T. Either that or hang 
up. Then call the billing information number for MCI or Sprint until you find who he's with. If you 
have no luck, try a different friend or relative of Otto. 

Her: May I please have the name the account is billed to? 
You: Gunther Feenbohm. 
Her (sometimes): And the billing address? 
You: 555 Castamilla Boulevard, Los Angeles, 90062 
Her: Now, what was your question? 
You: Yeah, there are a couple charges on last month's bill that I don't recognize at all to a place 
in Kentucky...Pendangle, I think it was. 
Her (as she looks up Gunther's long distance charges): No, I don't find any charges...that was the 
July bill? 
You: Oh, I don't have the bill in front of me. I guess it may have been the month before last. 
Her: One moment. Yes, here it... 
You: It was a five-oh-two number I think. Five-oh-two, eight-two-seven...um...um...I don't have my 
glasses on, I can't quite read my handwriting... 
Her (her computer screen doesn't tell her that she's looking at a non-listed number, and she 
invariably helps by filling in the last four digits): Three-two-two-six. 
You: Yes, that's it. Who does that number belong to? 
Her: That number is an Otto Feenbohm. 
You: Oh, that must be the calls my wife made to the cousins who just moved. Yeah, thanks alot. That 
number again was..? 
Her: Five-oh-two, eight-two-seven, three-two-two-six. 
You: Thank you very much. Bye. (Always be polite to the people you scam. It's a karma thing.) 

If anything goes wrong, just hang up and try again with a different customer service 
representative. I tried it first with a number on my own long-distance bill, and got the last four 
digits of the number with no problem, then tried it for real and got my desired non-listed number 
in under two minutes. For free. 

COPYWRONG 1995, MONEY INC HOLDINGS LTD 
ALL RIGHTS SUCK. 

MONEY INCORPORATED ARE: SLEEPY 
                        SONIC FURY 
                        CCRIDER 
                        THE BIG CHEESE 
                        JULIO 
                        SEXECUTIONER 
                        OFFICER FRIENDLY