From: fatkinson.remove-this@and-this-too.mishmash.com   
      
   Folks,   
      
              Some years ago, I had a friend [who is now departed] living in   
   Bishopville, South Carolina.  He had a feature added to his phone service that   
   required the caller to enter a four digit PIN in order to get through to his   
   phone after you dialed his phone number.  I knew the PIN so I could call him   
   when I needed to.  But it shut down the telemarketers pretty quickly.   
      
              This was a great way to keep scammers from reaching you.  Only   
   people you gave the PIN to could actually reach you.   
      
             I now have an aunt who is getting pretty senile.  Her son (a first   
   cousin of mine) heard her almost give her Social Security number over the   
   phone.  Thankfully, he stopped her in mid-sentence.   
      
            He is looking for a way to keep her from receiving bad calls like   
   this so she can keep her telephone service.  He needs to be able to reach her   
   as do others who have a legitimate need to call her.  This might be a solution   
   if it is available to her.   
      
             I do not what the name of this service would be.  So, I can't tell   
   my cousin what to ask for if he calls her phone company to se if it could be   
   added to her service.   
      
             She lives near Atlanta, Georgia.   She is on a POTS  line.   
      
             Can any of you help me by providing me with the name of this   
   service?   
      
             Regards,   
      
      
      
      
       Fred   
      
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