Don’t Smash Out The Window!

Yet another example of the "manipulative phone call" prank. A man staying in a Best Western hotel in Jamestown, NY received a call telling him that the fire department and HAZMAT were in the hotel investigating a gas/carbon monoxide leak. The caller advised the man to smash out a window to avoid injury or death. The man then proceeded to do this. According to the article, "The Jamestown Police Department is advising the public and businesses to be aware of this type of scam, and to contact the Jamestown Police Department should they receive any such phone calls."

Pranks

Posted on Wed Apr 08, 2009


Comments

Hahahahhaha... *snort* muahahahahaha! That's funny.
Posted by Willy  on  Thu Apr 09, 2009  at  03:17 PM
"The telephone call was traced to the nearby Bob's Glass & Window Repair. . ."

😉
Posted by Accipiter  on  Thu Apr 09, 2009  at  03:17 PM
Link is dead
Posted by ed  on  Fri Apr 10, 2009  at  04:53 PM
The link works for me.
Posted by The Curator  in  San Diego  on  Fri Apr 10, 2009  at  08:24 PM
Link works for me...
Posted by Canadarm  on  Fri Apr 10, 2009  at  10:02 PM
If video of the guy attempting to smash the window out isn't on youTube the hoaxers were amateurs.
Posted by Joel B1  on  Tue Apr 14, 2009  at  09:45 PM
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