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Prank hits mobile Net users in Japan
Hundreds of Japanese Internet cell phone users were stung this week by aprank that forced phones to dial a police emergencytelephone number during an online quiz.The Internet quiz about relationships was designed especially fori-mode phones and was configured so that if contestantsanswered "yes" to a particular question their phones immediatelyestablished a connection with the police.
Hundreds of Japanese Internet cell phone users were stung this week by a prank that forced phones to dial a police emergency telephone number during an online quiz.
The Internet quiz about relationships was designed especially for i-mode phones and was configured so that if contestants answered "yes" to a particular question their phones immediately established a connection with the police. According to reports, the police were inundated by 400 fake calls on Tuesday. Full story. -- Will Knight, ZDNet Asia