Odd recorded (in Aribic) phone messages. Anyone else?

SteamWake · 11-19-10, 09:17 AM

Okay a family I know whose son is in the service in a special operations branch have recieved some recorded messages.

The messages are in Aribic or Farsi and the content is un known. The tone and tenor is pretty aggressive.

It may be just a fluke but so far they have recived the message at their home phone, the fathers cell phone, the sons cell phone (who was uhhh out of the country).

They contacted Homeland Security whom promptly told them they couldent do anything without a number (number was blocked).

I would like to know if anyone else has recieved such a call.

Schroeder · 11-19-10, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

They contacted Homeland Security whom promptly told them they couldent do anything without a number (number was blocked).

What cheap excuse is that? They are supposed to investigate such things, aren't they? Maybe that family should record the date and time of those calls and contact their phone service provider to get details from where the calls came.

CCIP · 11-19-10, 10:09 AM

Honestly, it sounds to me like it's most likely to just be a prank.

UnderseaLcpl · 11-19-10, 10:34 AM

Tell me what the message said and I'll tell you what it means.... more or less.

SteamWake · 11-19-10, 10:47 AM

I would pass it off as a prank as well except that nearly all members of this family recieved the same call. Thats a little too much coincidence.

As to what it said .. no freakin idea its in Farsi which they dont speak.

Unfortunatly none of them 'recorded' the call.

11-19-10, 10:53 AM

I'm gonna go with prank...

Honestly always had a want to learn a bit of Arabic then wear a turban and walk around an Airport... it would no doubt be hilarious.

GoldenRivet · 11-19-10, 11:02 AM

I got one of these odd calls in spanish once.

so did my wife.

never in any other language though.

Takeda Shingen · 11-19-10, 11:24 AM

All I get is heavy breathing.

Herr-Berbunch · 11-19-10, 11:31 AM

Whilst in Iraq we were advised that although we had cell phone signal that the local's who work for the providing company that they could find out numbers that had been called, and may pass it on to third parties who would then phone *home* and tell whoever answers that their son is dead/injured/an infidel causing upset and distress, even when they find out it's a hoax.

TLAM Strike · 11-19-10, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

All I get is heavy breathing.

Well then stop telling people that '900' is your area code...

SteamWake · 11-19-10, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

Whilst in Iraq we were advised that although we had cell phone signal that the local's who work for the providing company that they could find out numbers that had been called, and may pass it on to third parties who would then phone *home* and tell whoever answers that their son is dead/injured/an infidel causing upset and distress, even when they find out it's a hoax.

But doing that in Farsi?? Kind of pointless.

11-19-10, 09:17 AM	#1
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Odd recorded (in Aribic) phone messages. Anyone else? Okay a family I know whose son is in the service in a special operations branch have recieved some recorded messages. The messages are in Aribic or Farsi and the content is un known. The tone and tenor is pretty aggressive. It may be just a fluke but so far they have recived the message at their home phone, the fathers cell phone, the sons cell phone (who was uhhh out of the country). They contacted Homeland Security whom promptly told them they couldent do anything without a number (number was blocked). I would like to know if anyone else has recieved such a call. __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

11-19-10, 10:09 AM	#3
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Honestly, it sounds to me like it's most likely to just be a prank. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

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UnderseaLcpl Silent Hunter Join Date: May 2008 Location: Storming the beaches! Posts: 4,254 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Tell me what the message said and I'll tell you what it means.... more or less. __________________ I stole this sig from Task Force

11-19-10, 10:47 AM	#5
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I would pass it off as a prank as well except that nearly all members of this family recieved the same call. Thats a little too much coincidence. As to what it said .. no freakin idea its in Farsi which they dont speak. Unfortunatly none of them 'recorded' the call. __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

11-19-10, 11:02 AM	#7
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	I got one of these odd calls in spanish once. so did my wife. never in any other language though. __________________

11-19-10, 10:53 AM	#6
Rilder Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I'm gonna go with prank... Honestly always had a want to learn a bit of Arabic then wear a turban and walk around an Airport... it would no doubt be hilarious.

11-19-10, 11:24 AM	#8
Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	All I get is heavy breathing.

11-19-10, 11:31 AM	#9
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Whilst in Iraq we were advised that although we had cell phone signal that the local's who work for the providing company that they could find out numbers that had been called, and may pass it on to third parties who would then phone home and tell whoever answers that their son is dead/injured/an infidel causing upset and distress, even when they find out it's a hoax. __________________