Most of us associate prank calls with pre-teen or teenage years. Unfortunately, this strange pastime can carry into adulthood and become an annoying and sometimes threatening act for those on the other end of the phone.
The very first prank call dates back to 1800s. Paul Collins, otherwise known as “The Literary Detective,” found the following excerpt from a newspaper report in 1884:
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently released a warning about fake debt collectors. These are predators who call people and pretend to be in charge of collecting consumer debts. Trouble is: the so-called collectors are actually criminals.
Getting called by a debt collector can be a nerve-wracking experience. Scam artists take advantage of this fact and use it as an opportunity to steal from well-intentioned victims. These criminals demand payment on behalf of well-known corporations, but their intent is to pocket the money themselves.
It happens to all of us. You’re right in the middle of something – maybe eating dinner or watching a great movie – when the phone rings. Obviously, everyone should know how busy you are. So, it must be important.
You jump up to answer. Before grabbing the phone, you sneak a quick peek to make sure it’s someone you actually want to talk to. You quickly learn that the caller is … a complete mystery.
We all miss someone. We all have at least one person from our past that we haven’t seen in years. Their absence affects us deeply. We remember, and we wonder whatever happened to…
Maybe you’ve been looking for someone and had no luck. Finding people can be difficult. Sometimes people move frequently, change their phone number and forget to leave a trail of breadcrumbs to help you find them again.
And not *everyone* is on Facebook.
Ever wish you knew how to find people? PeopleFinders can help. Use these tips and our people search service to become a people finding pro.
It doesn’t seem possible, but a brand New Year is already here. All of us at PeopleFinders.com wish you a happy 2012 filled with family, friends and prosperity.
We want to do more than send our best wishes. So, we proudly present: Twelve Ways To Get More From PeopleFinders In 2012.
Here are 12 great ways we can help make your life better all year long:
Thursday May 12 National Limerick Day! Everyone is encouraged to create some short, silly poems and share them with family and friends.
To get in the spirit, PeopleFinders put together a few limericks of our own. We thought we’d share some here, and you can find a few more on our Facebook page. We’ll get started with a few:
