![]() Purpose – Calling solely to annoy or frighten the intended target is going to be considered when harassment is in question.Caller ID spoofing – Masking your number could be used to determine what your intent was.Call content – Abusive, vulgar, threatening, or obscene language will be looked to see if it was harmless joke, or actual harassment.Time of day – Late night or early morning calls can be indicative of harassment.Number of calls – Repeated unwanted calls to the same individual, can show intent to harass.What constitutes harassment? Here are some factors prosecutors consider: In many state laws, if you repeatedly call someone in a harassing manner – then it’s a misdemeanor or felony crime. But if you act maliciously, threaten someone, or make dangerous calls – then it can result in felony charges. There’s a big difference between harmless and illegal conduct. The key to figuring out whether the prank call is illegal, is whether the call resulted in someone being in fear, in panic, incited violence, caused actual damages, or was made for fraudulent purposes. Privacy violations – Each state is different when it comes to recording calls, you have to make sure you’re not illegally recording a call. ![]()
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