| Have you ever received a text message on your | | | | you would use with trying to identify someone calling |
| cellular phone from someone that you don't know? | | | | and leaving harassing messages or just plain annoying |
| Maybe it was an innocent, friendly text that you | | | | you. Yes - you could send back a text that says |
| weren't too concerned with. Or maybe it seemed | | | | 'leave me alone' - but it would certainly be more |
| more sinister - perhaps the tone was in a mean or | | | | effective to let the 'anonymous sender' know that |
| harassing nature. | | | | you know exactly who they are. In this case you |
| In this electronic age - online bullying or harassment is | | | | could send a text stating 'Hey John - I know who |
| becoming just as common as in-person harassment. | | | | you are and where you live - if you don't leave me |
| As a matter of fact it is becoming more prevalent as | | | | alone I will contact the police'. That would certainly |
| the sender of the SMS text message thinks that you | | | | stop the harasser, wouldn't it? |
| can't find out who they are since they are texting | | | | There are many services available that allow you to |
| from a cell phone whose number is not available in | | | | perform a reverse text message lookup from a |
| any type of public phone directory. | | | | phone number. Try one of them out if you are |
| I bet you didn't know that you can just as easily | | | | experiencing problems with getting text messages |
| perform a reverse phone lookup on a text message | | | | from someone you don't know. |
| from a cellular phone using the same method that | | | | |