144420 1079 Performing Arts Humor & Comedy Practical Jokes true Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:33:02 -0800 /system/videos/3/20/44/14/144420.flv DIY, Instructional, tutorial, Do It Yourself, Tips, Essential Skills, Learn to, performing, arts, humor How To Make a Prank Phone Call http://www.howcast.com/videos/144420-How-To-Make-a-Prank-Phone-Call http://www.howcast.com/videos/144420-How-To-Make-a-Prank-Phone-Call/edit approved 144 640 360 <object width="425" height="273" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=144420"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=144420" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="273" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 22 michaelrsanchez http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/144420/Picture_9_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.png 25752 false false false 58514 1 18 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/144420/18.jpg Have a plan Outline your basic scam. Are you going to call businesses or individuals? What are you planning to tell them or ask them? Try to anticipate their responses so you don’t get tongue-tied.

]]> 58515 2 32 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/144420/32.jpg Know the law Know the law. It’s illegal to prank call government officials, the police, the fire department, or an ambulance service; you can’t pose as a fireman, policeman, terrorist, or criminal; you can’t make threats; and you can’t slander a business or product.

]]> 58516 3 47 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/144420/47.jpg Practice Do a few dry runs with a friend. It will help you prepare by giving you an idea of how your target may respond.

]]> 58517 4 54 Tip Have some buying-time phrases ready in case you get nervous, like “There’s no reason to get snippy” or “Let me try to explain this again in a way that you might understand.” Or practice launching into a foreign tongue.

]]> 58518 5 66 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/144420/66.jpg Block your caller I.D. Before dialing, hit *67 so your phone number doesn’t appear on the victim’s caller I.D.

]]> 58519 6 72 Tip There are services on the internet that, for a fee, will allow you to change the number that appears on your caller I.D. during specific phone calls.

]]> 58520 7 80 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/144420/80.jpg Hook them in People are quick to hang up on a stranger, so hook them into staying on the line by suggesting there’s something in it for them—a quiz prize, a reward, or a big order (if you’re phoning a business).

]]> 58521 8 93 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/144420/93.jpg Bide your time Relax your mark with a few softballs before you throw them a curve. If you’re pretending to take a survey, ask, “What laundry detergent do you use?” before you hit them with, “Does it remove your crap-in-the-pants stains?”

]]> 58522 9 106 Tip Double your fun by pranking two victims with one scam. Phone your first target, then put them on hold while you call someone else and conference them in. Listen as the fun ensues!

]]> 58523 10 117 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/144420/117.jpg Have conviction Have conviction. If you call a dog groomer and ask if he’ll give your children a bath, sound sincere as you present your arguments—the kids will love it, they’re too dirty to wash in the tub, you think they have fleas.

]]> 58524 11 131 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/144420/131.jpg Don’t push it Don’t push it. If the person tells you they are going to call the cops, believe them and hang up.

]]> 58525 12 137 Fact The average American receives 31 prank phone calls in his or her lifetime.

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