Friday, November 10, 2017

Essential Details About Arnold Prank Calls And Identical Acts

By Catherine Wallace


Practical jokes or known commonly as pranks are tricks mischievously played on someone, to usually let their victim experience confusion, perplexity, embarrassment or discomfort. This is different from hoaxes and confidence tricks because the joke is told to victims after rather than talking them into handing valuables, like money, over. They are lighthearted normally and their impact is not lasting.

Their goal is to make their target feel humbled and foolish but not victimized and humiliated by using humorous affectionate gestures in encouraging laughter. Arnold prank calls are examples of these, where the callers use sound clips obtained from movies featuring the actor to fool another person into thinking the one calling is the celebrity. Digital applications are used by them, where recorded lines are chosen in talking similarly to them.

Originally, these were done by imitating the voice of famous people during telephone calls which is easier since the callers are anonymous. Doing this have been harder since then because technology of letting you know who is calling you has been developed. These are known as caller IDs where individuals can now see the names of those calling them.

Pranksters could also use payphones since their numbers will not display on the device of the receiver but most people do not answer calls from blocked caller IDs. These have become less common now since payphones are being phased out slowly and fewer ones are left. Their goal of remaining anonymous is difficult to do with these.

An alternative is increasingly becoming popular which is utilizing some VoIP services that telephone numbers would not simply exist. Tracing calls from these are very difficult since they can pass through different servers and routers being operated by various entities from several countries. Though law enforcement agencies could trace them but the required effort, time and resources for the ordinary prank is too great.

Prank calls are increasing in popularity again with more people utilizing the internet with several online radio stations dedicate to this their content. They broadcast those submitted by the community and feature them at their channel. Software apps are there that allows them to share privately their pranks in real time with fellow users.

Sharing personally made pranks calls is possible through the internet and this allows them to develop a community. They could share these things live or those they previously recorded and some systems lets listeners chat while pranksters are calling their victims. This lets them discuss and give the caller suggestions on what they say.

Be careful though if you have plans of doing this yourself since laws against the joke being abused are there which is considered to be a crime. Calling emergency services while pretending immediate help is needed by someone or talking to them any random things are among them. If you call with the intent of abusing, harassing or threatening someone is considered a crime as well.

Another prank commonly done and considered a criminal act is when law enforcement agencies are contacted to report threats like explosives. This can cause inconvenience due to the area being searched or possibility of cancellation for the event there. They will trace your call and arrest you.




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