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| |_)|_). The Propaganda Press
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Written by: THE PYRO (507)
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Date Written: August, 1987
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(P-C) Pseudo-Copyright 1987 by The Propaganda
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Press, International. Failure not to distribute
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this information is punishable under the Pseudo-
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United States Code (P-USC). You have been warned.
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INTRODUCTION: So, you want to phreak from a pay phone, but you are in a bad
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situation. You need to make a call, yet you do not have an 800 extender or
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or 950 extender. And of course you have no quarter (or are too cheap to
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spend one). And to top it all off you don't have any sort of "box" or tone
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generator. So, what will you do? Well, by reading this file on basic ways
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to manipulate (aka: social engineering) various parts of the phone network
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you will be able to make that call. This file is broken down in to a few
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parts. They are:
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I. Charging the call to a OCC (Such as MCI, Sprint, etc.).
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A. Charge and then use a PIN.
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B. Third party charge (no PIN needed).
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II. Charging the call to a BBS.
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A. Call and Connect to BBS.
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B. Third party charge.
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PART I: In order to accomplish this method you must first have the dial-up
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extender number for an OCC (Other Common Carrier). Any OCC will do. I have
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found that MCI works well (but that is more preference than anything else).
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A. In this method you will be charging a call to the OCC. When the
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operator part of the call is complete then you will dial in the PIN
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you have, plus the other numbers in that particular OCC format to
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place the call. For demonstration I will use the local MCI at my
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disposal.
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1. First, call up the OCC from the pay phone as if you were going
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to make a collect call (0+pre+suff).
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2. When the operator answers tell them that you would like to charge
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the call to the number dialed. When they ask who is calling
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give them any name. It would help if you refrained from using
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your last name for obvious reasons.
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3. Now it can get a bit tricky. In order to accomplish this next
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part you must change your voice to sound like someone else. And,
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it must be convincing. When the OCC answer with that drab yet
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perky tone quickly press the first # in the format needed to make
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a call through that OCC. Once this is pressed the tone should
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stop. Some OCCs allow you to press a # or * without it being
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part of the PIN, some do not.
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4. Now, doing the best acting job you can politely answer (in your
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different voice) "HELLO?" In case you are lost, you are
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impersonating the person you have supposedly called.
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5. If your acting job is good the operator will ask you "WILL YOU
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ACCEPT A COLLECT CALL FROM [your name]?"
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6. In your acting voice simply answer "YES"
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7. The operator will hang up. You should hear a click as he or she
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hangs up. Once the operator is gone continue with the rest of the
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numbers needed to finish the sequence.
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HINTS/NOTES: This method must be done quick. If you delay too long
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then you might time out on the OCC and have to start
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over again.
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B. In this method you do not have a PIN for the OCC you are charging to.
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Thus, you will do a third party billing to accomplish your mission.
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Again, I will demonstrate on my local MCI system.
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1. Dial the number you wish to call in the collect call format
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(0+NPA+PRE+SUFF).
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2. When the operator cuts in tell him/her that you wish to bill this
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call to another number. They will ask the number. Give them the
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OCC extender you are going to use. As in the above process, when
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they ask for your name give them any old name.
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3. Once again you must slip in to your alternate personality in order
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to fool the stupid operator. When the operator calls the OCC number
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to verify your charging it to them answer by pressing any number to
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shut off the tone. The simply say in your acting voice "HELLO?"
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4. The operator will ask you if you will accept a third party billing
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from the real you. You simply answer "YES"
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5. Since your charging the call is approved the operator will now
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connect you to the number you really wish to call and thank you
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in a very friendly tone for using their service. They are so
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nice and helpful.
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HINTS/NOTES: In this form speed is not a critical issue. But remember
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to stay calm.
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PART II: In order to pull this form off you must be a VERY good actor and
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sometimes a bit lucky. You will need the number of a BBS or any line that
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produces a carrier tone. It would not be nice to charge to one of your
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favorite boards. I recommend the local 13 year old supEr ElitE piratE board.
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These boards usually work great.
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A. In this method you are going to charge and connect to the BBS. This
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works well for hacking a system, or logging on to a board you really
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do not care for. But, you must have a portable or a laptop to
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accomplish this method. You must also have good knowledge of your
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little system so that you can connect before the carrier tone drops.
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1. Call the BBS as if you were charging the call (0+NPA+PRE+SUFF).
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2. Tell the cheerful operator that you wish to charge the call to the
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number dialed. And once again, give the operator any old name.
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3. When the BBS answer the phone use you by-now-perfected actor voice
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to answer something like "HELLO? DAMN MODEM, I CAN'T SHUT IT OFF"
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talk loud, otherwise the operator might not here you over the tone.
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4. When asked if you will accept charges yell "YES!"
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5. When the operator clicks off have you laptop modem pick up and
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bingo. Instant connect.
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HINTS/NOTES: This form can be trouble sometimes. It is also not very
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practical. But hey, it works.
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B. This method is much like PART I, SECTION B. The only difference is that
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the third party billed to is a BBS, not an OCC. Simply follow those
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instructions plus ITEM 3, from PART II, SECTION A and you will have
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no problems.
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HINTS/NOTES: Just like SECTION A of this part it can be trouble
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sometimes. And that damn carrier tone has been known to
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induce headaches at times.
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CONCLUSION: Well, I know that this covers the bare basics of pay phone
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phreaking. Like I said before, it is used when you have absolutely no
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resources or are too cheap to use them. There are, however, a few more notes
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that you should be aware of. They are:
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1. Occasionally you will get an operator who knows what you are trying
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to do. I suggest you hang up and find another phone to try it
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from. I personally have had the operator send a AT&T Truck out to
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investigate.
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2. Some OCC numbers will be listed as numbers that cannot accept
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collect calls. This usually happens because you have, or someone
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else has, charged a call or calls to it before. In my experience
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they have only flagged the roll-over line. That is, the main line
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you call. Set up a scanner to search out the actual lines you are
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rolled over to. I personally have a list of 50 lines that my local
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MCI uses. When one gets flagged for charged calls, switch to
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another.
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3. I have used these methods to charge Alliance Teleconferences
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before, as well as go overseas.
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4. Like I have said many times, these are basic ways to accomplish
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your mission. I am currently working on "Advanced Ways to
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Accomplish Other More Interesting Missions" All of this "mission"
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talk makes it seem like you are actually the conspirator trying to
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ruin the US like the secret service tries to make us look. Heh.
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Please excuse all typos and spelling errors. And remember, let's be careful
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out there....
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NORTH - P R I V A T E
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(507)288-9572 3/12/24
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