Claim: Pressing #-9-0 on your telephone will allow scammers to make long-distance calls and charge them to your phone bill.
Fact-check: Does #-9-0 Allow Scammers to Make Long-Distance Calls on Your Phone?
Verdict: Mixture
Organisation: Snopes
Author: David Mikkelson
Date published: 1998-10-28T16:42:00