criminal offence.

Stalking by prank calls

Unwanted contact through any technological means that happens more than once and causes concern or fear may constitute stalking. This means that repeated prank calls may be considered stalking. The penalties for stalking by prank calls can be very serious.

Bullying by prank calls

Repeated prank calls may also be bullying. If the prank calls becomes harassment, or illegal threats, then it becomes a form of bullying. Please refer to our Bullying section.

This information was last reviewed 6th June 2010.

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stalk·er



noun

1.
a person who harasses or persecutes someone with unwanted and obsessive attention:

"Tracy claimed she was the victim of a stalker"

Called mine just now. Hung up as soon as I answered. Someone checking who's home before a break-in maybe .

Stalking is a crime. Under the Crime (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007, stalking includes the following of a person about or the watching or frequenting of the vicinity of, or an approach to a person’s place of residence, business or work or any place that a person frequents for the purposes of any activity.

Stalking involves a persistent course of conduct or actions by a person which are intended to maintain contact with, or exercise power and control over another person. These actions cause distress, loss of control, fear or harassment to another person and occur more than once.

Stalking can involve threats or sexual innuendo and the stalker generally tries to intimidate or induce fear in the person they are stalking. The person being stalked may only realise they are being stalked once they identify a pattern of strange or suspicious incidents occurring, such as:
phone calls
text messages
messages left on social networking sites (My Space, Face book)
notes left on their car
flowers left at their home
an awareness that they are being followed
being continually stared at by another person.

Continual and prolonged campaign of stalking by phone and internet. Grunting like a pig ?? Not quite sure what that is all about.
Next stop the police station!

Have had many calls [at all hours] from this unknown number ... NEVER anybody there and then they hang-up. Has been happening now for several months and as a disabled pensioner I am finding this VERY frustrating and aggrevating, Does ANYBODY out there know who or what this caller is ???
Thank You ...

Someone sending prank messages and refusing to say who she was. Female answered when called but hung up.

Telstra client.
Simply have your numbers directed to a 1800 number then back to you and you instantly have the list of silent number harassers.
3 year jail terms recently implemented for using carrier services to stalk, intimidate and harass. Keep a diary of any harassment.

IP are always logged so any emails sent, any social media harassment is always easy to obtain when wanted.
If they are using their friends to also ring , harass, stalk ... you are dealing with a very worrying situation of an extreme level that will probably not go away on its own. And you may be in extreme danger for it is far from normal behaviour.

So many calls from this number ring back sounds like they pick up then nothing but silence & a few beeping noises

Constant calls and cyber stalking.
Prank calls, cyber stalking by main person and " associates ". Constant Thursday night event.