can any of these incoming phone calls be traced or tracked? it amazes me how simple things are and yet it only takes one to get everyone moving in the wrong direction. i hope they catch this guy.
Yep, even Joe Mama has been duped by a prank call. Once, someone called and said they were from a classic rock station I just happened to be listening to at the time. They asked me who my favorite artist was, to which I replied “Eric Clapton.” They then told me that if I could sing a Clapton song, I’d win their grand prize. Like an absolute idiot, I started singing “Tears in Heaven” into the phone. About a minute later, I realized something was up and asked, “Is this a prank?” “Yes” said the caller, “But you have to admit, it’s a pretty good one.” Indeed it was.
It is terrible someone is doing this, but I must admit I was chuckling through the story picturing frantic people doing this stuff when nothing was actually wrong. I hope they find the person and they get punished.
I wonder if you would have laughed if while travelling for work and having an important meeting the next morning, you had been awoken and have to go outside waiting for an all clear to go back and then only to find you could not go back to sleep……..interesting.
remember Forest Gump saying “stupid is as stupid does”?
amazing there are so many stupid people in our world that fall from things like this. actually pretty sad.
Just goes to show how clueless so many people are. You can tell them in the right way to do the craziest things and they will just do it because someone said so.
“caller convinced a worker at a Holiday Inn Express to set off an audible fire alarm and, with help from a guest, broke windows in an attempt to turn it off. She also was duped into turning on a sprinkler”
So they got her to turn on the alarm, then break the windows (with help!) and THEN set off sprinklers (which I believe takes breaking the glass cylinders or holding a lighter up to them).
Or the Burger King employees who someone convinced to take off their clothes and turn on the ansul systems.
“Yes ma’am, I am afraid the only way to make the alarm bell stop ringing is to douse the front desk in gasoline and light it on fire”
Ask someone at the supermarket if they have pigs feet. When they answer “yup” tell them to put shoes on so no one will notice! Now, that’s funny right there!
There’s nothing funny about this. Some cretin is causing damage and putting people in jeapardy of injury. “fire” is nothing to joke about. People panic. They can trip, fall,have a heart attack, or even sue the establishment all because some jackass has nothing better to do. This is the kind of jerk that would benefit by some “street justice”. Nothing too extreme, maybe just a good old fashioned beating.
Intentional acts; destruction of biz property by an employee; trick and device; vandalism; exclusions; limitations…
You have to wonder if they have ISO forms or are insured by an E&S co with zillions of exlcusionary endorsements and manuscripted forms. How ’bout BOPs – BOPs are used for just about everything nowadays – perhaps a small motel – plenty of times inappropriately & providing insuficient coverage when not supported by supp coverages, but could play into limitations… and glass breakage… deductibles… Clean-up… Fire dept service charges, EDP for phones and comps – this is a big deal!
How would you handle it from a risk management and insurance standpoint?
At the above link is where a person will hear Jeri Batsford out of some trailor park in Knoxville Tennessee AKA JericoNtn cause to have activated said and similar sprinklers all over our country. Theres harmless pranks and theres this…Its terrible…catch this broad please..voice prints do not lie
It was done by a group known as PrankNet I often tune in to them at 1am-3am during the summer. The person responsible for this goes by the username as dex1x1 he keeps recordings of these prank calls to share with us at night. When he does live pranks its normally at odd hours of the night.Dex and his right hand man (Slayer) convinces the front desk to forward them to a room with guest in it. When the guest anwers they often tell them there is a gas leaks and tells them three instructions. First to wet a towel and put it under the door. Second to unplug all major appliances in room. Third to compromise the suicide proof windows for maximum air flow. It is very humerous and often makes me go into tears of laughter. But this one was a little too far. Plus I live in York. For further imformation email me.
“…a man with a deep voice phoned a Hampton Inn…..” Oh – that explains it.
can any of these incoming phone calls be traced or tracked? it amazes me how simple things are and yet it only takes one to get everyone moving in the wrong direction. i hope they catch this guy.
One does not “bust” windows. One breaks them.
Yep, even Joe Mama has been duped by a prank call. Once, someone called and said they were from a classic rock station I just happened to be listening to at the time. They asked me who my favorite artist was, to which I replied “Eric Clapton.” They then told me that if I could sing a Clapton song, I’d win their grand prize. Like an absolute idiot, I started singing “Tears in Heaven” into the phone. About a minute later, I realized something was up and asked, “Is this a prank?” “Yes” said the caller, “But you have to admit, it’s a pretty good one.” Indeed it was.
It is terrible someone is doing this, but I must admit I was chuckling through the story picturing frantic people doing this stuff when nothing was actually wrong. I hope they find the person and they get punished.
‘One does not “bust” windows. One breaks them.’
One does nto correct grammar in a polite conversation.
I wonder if you would have laughed if while travelling for work and having an important meeting the next morning, you had been awoken and have to go outside waiting for an all clear to go back and then only to find you could not go back to sleep……..interesting.
Maybe this is a dumb question, but why would breaking windows silence a fire alarm?
Ah, Mary. Now you’re on the bus! Welcome and join the rest of us. There’s plenty, I mean PLENTY, of room.
remember Forest Gump saying “stupid is as stupid does”?
amazing there are so many stupid people in our world that fall from things like this. actually pretty sad.
“Hi, would you please page Mr. Coholic? Mr. Al Coholic?”
Just goes to show how clueless so many people are. You can tell them in the right way to do the craziest things and they will just do it because someone said so.
“caller convinced a worker at a Holiday Inn Express to set off an audible fire alarm and, with help from a guest, broke windows in an attempt to turn it off. She also was duped into turning on a sprinkler”
So they got her to turn on the alarm, then break the windows (with help!) and THEN set off sprinklers (which I believe takes breaking the glass cylinders or holding a lighter up to them).
Or the Burger King employees who someone convinced to take off their clothes and turn on the ansul systems.
“Yes ma’am, I am afraid the only way to make the alarm bell stop ringing is to douse the front desk in gasoline and light it on fire”
…”really?”
(in a deep voice) “Yes, ma’am”
…”Okay!”
Ask someone at the supermarket if they have pigs feet. When they answer “yup” tell them to put shoes on so no one will notice! Now, that’s funny right there!
I would fire the worker who fell for the prank – That shows poor judgement during a crisis and an overall lack of intelligence.
Maybe she was in on the prank?? Seriously, is anyone that stupid?
This story shows how the caller set the hotel employee and caused her to panic…
http://www.thecabin.net/stories/060909/loc_0609090001.shtml
…set up the hotel employee
“Heres evidence of jeri batsford committing these sprinkler system calls”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYUHTSZzfsM&feature=related
yea, just like I said, how could you be soooo stupid as to pull a fire alarm because someone calls you on the phone?
If you think that thats how they do business then you must be an idiot and I wouldnt want you working in my hotel.
There’s nothing funny about this. Some cretin is causing damage and putting people in jeapardy of injury. “fire” is nothing to joke about. People panic. They can trip, fall,have a heart attack, or even sue the establishment all because some jackass has nothing better to do. This is the kind of jerk that would benefit by some “street justice”. Nothing too extreme, maybe just a good old fashioned beating.
Intentional acts; destruction of biz property by an employee; trick and device; vandalism; exclusions; limitations…
You have to wonder if they have ISO forms or are insured by an E&S co with zillions of exlcusionary endorsements and manuscripted forms. How ’bout BOPs – BOPs are used for just about everything nowadays – perhaps a small motel – plenty of times inappropriately & providing insuficient coverage when not supported by supp coverages, but could play into limitations… and glass breakage… deductibles… Clean-up… Fire dept service charges, EDP for phones and comps – this is a big deal!
How would you handle it from a risk management and insurance standpoint?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYUHTSZzfsM&feature=related
At the above link is where a person will hear Jeri Batsford out of some trailor park in Knoxville Tennessee AKA JericoNtn cause to have activated said and similar sprinklers all over our country. Theres harmless pranks and theres this…Its terrible…catch this broad please..voice prints do not lie
ROTFLMAO. Come on it’s funny.
It was done by a group known as PrankNet I often tune in to them at 1am-3am during the summer. The person responsible for this goes by the username as dex1x1 he keeps recordings of these prank calls to share with us at night. When he does live pranks its normally at odd hours of the night.Dex and his right hand man (Slayer) convinces the front desk to forward them to a room with guest in it. When the guest anwers they often tell them there is a gas leaks and tells them three instructions. First to wet a towel and put it under the door. Second to unplug all major appliances in room. Third to compromise the suicide proof windows for maximum air flow. It is very humerous and often makes me go into tears of laughter. But this one was a little too far. Plus I live in York. For further imformation email me.
http://www.wix.com/TariqMalik/TariqMalik
this site tells all about dex aka tariq
**** you DTA i’m gonna ban your *** from prankNET. and if i’m going down, your gonna go down with me