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                                  to do a
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                                  the phone        Yes
                                  number and the   No
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                                  you who it
                                  belongs to.
                                  Exact revenge
                                  on crank        SEARCH THE TIPZONE
                                  callers--or
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                                  www.anywho.com/telq.html. If the prankster is calling from a
                                  pay phone, you can find out by matching the number with one
                                  of thousands listed on The Payphone Project's site at
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