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Do you want to copy, paste, and send a fake error message for a hilarious practical joke on your family or friends? We’ll give you all the text templates you need to prank your besties. If you want to make your messages look really legit, you can even send your texts anonymously using a website or an app. Just make sure that you don’t text scammers or people you don’t know, and you let whoever you’re texting in on the joke afterward. In this article, we’ll share everything you need to help you and your friends become prank royalty.
Things You Should Know
- Send texts to your close friends or family members who will enjoy the joke too, and tell them it’s a joke afterward so you can both laugh together.
- Text a fake SMS error to make it look like your message can’t be sent or your number has been blocked.
- Confuse whoever you’re texting by sending a hilarious 404 error message or a funny not-so-realistic blocked message.
Steps
Making Your Prank Text More Effective
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Flood whoever you’re texting with fake messages. If you really want to seal the deal and really confuse them, every time they respond, copy, paste, and send your fake message right back to them. You can also keep spamming the message over and over to jam their phone with texts.
- If you really want to make them crazy, try spamming them with random one-letter texts until you get a funny reaction.
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Send your texts anonymously to make them look more realistic. If you’re sending your friend a message that’s meant to look like it’s from someone else, you can use a third-party service to hide your number. Make sure you don't use them for illegal activities - law enforcement can still track you. To send an anonymous text, you could set up a Google Voice number, or you can also try out these websites:[3]