Sunday, May 29, 2011

Simple Ways to Catch Prank Callers

By Harry Constantine


Anonymous pest callers, can be more than just annoying for many people. In fact, often these calls can create a sense of paranoia and panic, particularly when the victim feels singled out, or is vulnerable and alone.

They also destroy our lives and deprive us of peace and quiet, and often good nights' sleep too.

What's the solution to these pest callers?

One option is a private investigator. They may be able to help you stop the calls, or even find out who's making them and get them stopped.

However, such a service can be very expensive.

You could also try doing a reverse phone lookup at one of the many free sites available, but most of these prank callers don't use public landline numbers - and sadly free services only give details of land line numbers, not cell phones.

There are specialized services now available online which do provide you with the right information, including cell phones. Finding the right service is the key to stopping these people in their tracks, otherwise you may end up with the wrong info or not enough information to get some form of action taken against these callers.

Once you have the information...

There are lots of steps you can take once you have the info to hand. You could try and freak them out by calling them by their first name, or perhaps making reference to where they live.

A more recommended option is to approach the police or to file a harassment complaint. Most of the time, it will never reach this stage, but by having this sort of info to hand, you have choices.

Just remember - if you want to stop prank callers, you need information - and the best place to get that information is through a specialized phone database which contains full details of cell phones and land lines across the US, so you will be sure to catch your wise crack caller before you lose another nights' sleep again...




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