Redirected from Crank call
Prank calls range from annoying hang-ups to false calls to emergency services or bomb threats. Prank calls that waste the time of emergency services are a criminal offense[?] in most countries, and in the United States of America, the Telecommunications Act[?] makes any prank call a misdemeanor with penalties of up to a year in prison and a fine of $10,000 (depending on severity).
Some performers such as the Jerky Boys have produced albums of prank calls. The television show Crank Yankers[?] is a series of real-life prank calls acted-out by puppets.
One example of a recent hoax call occurred in Perth Australia on New Years Eve[?], 2002, when a drunken teenager called the new anti-terrorist hotline to report a bomb threat against the New Years Eve Fireworks celebration. The threat was taken seriously, and the celebrations were about to be canceled, when police discovered that no such threat existed. The teen was arrested for deliberate false reporting.
Some examples of well-known prank calls are:
See also:
Search Encyclopedia
|
Featured Article
|