{"id":1239,"date":"2019-11-20T05:07:58","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T05:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pretendradio.org\/?p=1239"},"modified":"2022-05-25T16:46:13","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T16:46:13","slug":"s507-prank-call-part-3-pranknet","status":"publish","type":"episode","link":"https:\/\/pretendradio.org\/episode\/s507-prank-call-part-3-pranknet\/","title":{"rendered":"S507: The Prank Call part 3 (PrankNet)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When does a prank call go too far? When it leads to sexual abuse and thousands of dollars worth of destruction.\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=ADV9777323350\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PrankNet<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The punks at Pranknet are believed to be responsible for tens of thousands of dollars worth in damages. They would call restaurants making employees set off sprinklers systems and fire alarms. Sometimes they would even call hotel guests directly and convince them to shatter their hotel windows.\u00a0All of these calls were recorded and posted on Youtube. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An ESPN reporter falls for a Pranknet hoax<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nobody is safe from PrankNet&#8217;s mayhem. Even Elizabeth <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreau, an ESPN reporter, was persuaded to swing a toilet seat across her Hilton Garden Inn window in the middle of the night. She thought there was a gas leak in the building. You can hear the desperation in her voice <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hhAOuo-6ivI&amp;t=108s\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">during the call<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who is behind PrankNet?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The mastermind behind PrankNet is allegedly a Canadian man who goes by the name of Dex. Dex, who\u2019s real name is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tariq<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Malik, is clearly proud of his work. However, when exposed by <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesmokinggun.com\/documents\/internet\/telephone-terrorist\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an internet blog<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, he vanished without a trace.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A prank caller confesses<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I wanted to learn more about PrankNet and how they operate. The question is, could I get one of them to talk with me? Fortunately, Jeri Batsford, a former PrankNet member, deflected from the group.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Listen to part 3 of The Prank Call on <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pretend-radio\/id1245307962?mt=2\"><b>Apple Podcast<\/b><\/a><b>, <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/2vaCjR7UvlN9aTIzW6kNCo?si=nlQxtYtoRLmTJB9xMofT_Q\"><b>Spotify<\/b><\/a><b>, <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/pretend-radio-2\/pretend-radio-3\"><b>Stitcher<\/b><\/a><b>, or <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/playmusic.app.goo.gl\/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&amp;isi=691797987&amp;ius=googleplaymusic&amp;apn=com.google.android.music&amp;link=https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/m\/Ipl4ftte2uk7hmtzzhgri26zivi?t%3DPretend_Radio%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16\"><b>Google Play<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Credits<\/h2>\n<p>Today\u2019s show was written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pretendradio.org\/about\/\">Javier Leiva<\/a>\u00a0and edited by Logan Castrodale.<\/p>\n<p>Our theme music was written and composed by Joe Basile with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thechicken.net\/\">TheChicken.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions and Podington Bear.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Support for this episode is brought to you by Detective Trapp<\/h3>\n<p>Anaheim investigator Julissa Trapp is not like other detectives. She\u2019s the only woman on the homicide squad, and a skilled chameleon: undercover cop in vice stings, crime-scene commander, patient confidante of killers. A master interrogator, she invokes her personal experience \u2013 and deepest griefs &#8212; as a tool to elicit confessions. When a young woman\u2019s body is found at a trash-sorting plant, Trapp learns the murder may be linked to the disappearance of three other women in nearby Santa Ana. Trapp embarks on a dark journey that brings her face to face with a man who takes \u201ca little piece of her soul.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listen now at Wondery.fm\/PretendDT<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When does a prank call go too far? 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