| Chances are if you own a phone number, you've been | | | | directory will return results that include the phone |
| prank called, and if you haven't, it's probably only a | | | | owner's name, address, and provider. An unlisted or |
| matter of time before your first experience. The | | | | mobile number will not include the name or exact |
| reason is prank, or crank calls as they are sometimes | | | | location of the number owner for free. You will be |
| called, are typically annoying yet harmless unwanted | | | | provided with the state and possibly the city |
| calls often made by teenagers or pre-adolescent | | | | associated with the number's area code, and the |
| youths with too much time on their hands. Sometimes | | | | wireless provider, but nothing more. Thus, in this case, a |
| a prankster may even be someone you know playing | | | | pay-per-search reverse phone lookup service will be |
| a practical joke on you. Nevertheless, in some cases, | | | | required to find the identity of the caller. |
| prank calls can evolve from being an irritant to | | | | You may be wondering why if you have the |
| harassment, which is a whole other level of | | | | prankster's phone number, you shouldn't just call it back |
| seriousness. | | | | and confront the caller instead of wasting your time |
| Thus, before you let a prank call get out of hand, you | | | | looking up their information. The reason is you have no |
| need to trace the number, and find out who's been | | | | idea who this person is or what they are capable of. |
| calling you. In order to discover this information you will | | | | Although your intention may be to scare a kid into |
| require caller ID, which is the easiest method for | | | | stopping the calls, you may end up making the calls |
| obtaining a caller's telephone number. Once you have | | | | worse and all the more serious. |
| the telephone number, log on to the Internet and enter | | | | Thus, it is better to find out who the person is first with |
| it into a free reverse cell phone lookup. You will need | | | | a reverse cell phone lookup, so the next time they |
| to type in the complete 10-digit number (I.E. 111-111-1111) | | | | phone you can address them by their name and |
| into the provided query box. | | | | inform them you've notified the police of their harassing |
| A landline phone number that is listed in a public phone | | | | calls. That should be enough to get them to stop. |