November, 2008:

Everybody loves to win a prize. Whether it is a handful of coins from a slot machine or a pair of tickets from a raffle draw, a prize is a prize – it is always welcomed by happiness and delight. Just the idea of being so unbelievably lucky will make anybody feel excited. So, how does the idea of seeing your friends jump for joy after they learn that they just “won” a prize appeal to you?

A fake prize notification is one of the most common types of prank email. It is a simple email that informs the recipient that he or she just won a prize (in the form of cash, tickets, or gifts) after being declared the winner of an online contest or a raffle promo.

Composing the prize notification

Composing this type of prank email, however, requires a lot of planning. You have to plan the contest from which the recipient “won” the prize, the type of prize that the recipient “won,” and the instructions on how the recipient can claim the prize. These details play important roles in verifying the “authenticity” of your prank email.

Disappointing the fake winner

You have to be careful in sending this kind of prank email, though. Not everybody, after all, can handle a prank email very well. Make sure that the people who will receive the prank email are those who can laugh at practical jokes (even when the jokes are on them) because those kinds of people can appreciate the genius behind a prank. Beware of uber-sensitive recipients. Not only do they have the potential to get personally hurt, but they also have the tendency to make false accusations. Being accused as a phisher or a scammer, after all, is the last thing you need.

Prank calls are part of American culture. From Bart Simpson’s “Amanda Huggenkiss” call to Moe’s Tavern to the Montreal DJs’ “Nicolas Sarkozy” call to Sarah Palin, prank calls have always induced laughter and amusement not only from the caller but also from the people who hear about them. The popularity of prank calls, however, was strained by the invention of caller IDs: telephone features allowing the prank call victims to identify the telephone number of the caller. In an attempt to resurrect the legacy of prank calls, pranksters have developed a new form of practical joke that will preserve the anonymity of its sender despite the presence of caller IDs: prank emails.

Pizzas you did not order

How will you feel if you suddenly receive an email indicating that you have to pay for 29 boxes of pizza that you didn’t even order? That is the main idea behind Bluebottle Pizza, a prank email that sends a pizza order confirmation to people who didn’t even order them in the first place.

How to send Bluebottle Pizza:

* Visit the Bluebottle Pizza website.
* Click the “HERE” link near the “If You Want to Send a Spoof Pizza Order to Your Friends” text.
* Fill-up the required fields on the Send a Spoof Bluebottle Pizza page.
* Click the “ACCEPT” button to send the spoof pizza order.

Scores you did not deserve

How will you feel is you scored ultimately low on a “legitimate” IQ test? If you want to see your friends’ reaction when they get a score of 67 on a PhD certified IQ test, then you should check out IQ Test For Free: a prank IQ test that will always give a “You’re so Stupid” result to anyone who answers it.

How to send IQ Test for Free

* Complete the IQ test yourself.
* Submit all your answers.
* Fill-up the required fields on the “You’re so Stupid!” page where the results are given.
* Click the “Send to Friends” button.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) of New York is dedicated to providing only the best transportation services to the people. To further improve its customer service, MTA launched a new system that will notify all registered customers of the planned and unplanned changes in all MTA-related service such as subways, rail lines, and buses. All alerts and notifications will be forwarded to the registered customers via text messaging and email sending.

How to register for MTA alerts

All MTA customers need to register for the MTA Email and Text Message Alert System before they can receive notification from MTA. To do this, they need to visit the MTA website and click on the “Sign Up For Email and Text Message Alerts” flash ad on the homepage. Upon clicking, customers will be directed to the MTA Email and Text Message Alert System registration webpage. They have to click the “Sign Up” button to start the registration.

In the MTA Email and Text Message Alert System registration page, the customers need to fill-up all the required fields: first name, last name, email address, and password (the SMS number has to be specified on the Account Management page of the website). After the submitting the registration form, the MTA Email and Text Message Alert System will send an email to the specified email address to verify the accuracy of the details. The customer, in turn, needs to follow the instructions specified in the email to confirm the registration. Failure to confirm the accuracy of the registration details will prevent the MTA to send alerts and notifications to the registered email addresses or SMS numbers.