| cl | | | | warnings to extortion to getting a call from the |
| For old folks like, do you remember the 70s? The 80s | | | | president of the United States â was |
| even? Way back then, prank callers were many. | | | | experienced by folks during those times. |
| Theyâd ring a number at random and play a | | | | Of course, modern technology helped curb such a |
| variety of tricks on the hapless person whoâll | | | | sophomoric practice. Devices were introduced to call |
| answer the phone. Some of these tricks were actually | | | | block unwanted numbers. Caller IDs were the first |
| amusing. But a lot of them were downright infuriating. | | | | add-ons that started to discourage pranksters. After |
| Some were harmless. A number of them were cruel | | | | all, they have the courage to play some pranks |
| and tasteless. Every single kind of prank call â | | | | because of the anonymity they enjoyed. |
| from death threats to pick up moves to kidnap | | | | |