You answer your phone and hear, "Is your refrigerator running?" You immediately know you are experiencing a prank phone call. These phone calls may occur once or be a larger pattern of harassment, but you do not have to deal with unwanted phone calls anymore; there are several steps that can be taken to cease these obnoxious phone calls.
Instructions
1. Hang up the phone as soon as you realize you are experiencing a prank phone call. If you simply hang up, prank callers don't get the attention they are typically seeking and will often move on to find someone else who will give the reaction they seek.
2. Call your telephone service provider if the harassment does not stop after this first call experience. If the calls continue, the phone company can put a tracer on the phone line to identify the prank caller and will turn this information over to the police.
3. Call the police and file a formal report if the prank phone calls threaten violence or are obscene.
4. Change your phone number if the harassment will not stop and the calls cannot be traced by the phone company or police.
