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I'm not sure how viable it would be in NZ, but in the strip search prank call case (as seen recently in the film Compliance), the perpetrator bought calling car

I'm not sure how viable it would be in NZ, but in the strip search prank call case (as seen recently in the film Compliance), the perpetrator bought calling cards from a couple of Walmarts. They were able to trace the serial number of the card back to the stores, and comparing video from both, found the guy on film walking out of both stores. So even these prepaid credit cards might not be completely infallible. More information here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strip_search_prank_call_scam#Investigation_and_criminal_trial http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strip_search_prank_call_scam#In...

frio 14y ago
For sure -- the physical aspect is definitely something worth mitigating too (in both the case of the Prezzy Card store, and the Net Cafes having video). If I was going full paranoid, I'd probably find some way of altering my appearance too -- but that seemed like it involved overly much effort at the time :). I was just surprised that, with a little effort, it wasn't actually that hard to gain a markedly greater degree of anonyminity than you'd usually have.