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6 Scary Emails To Send To Friends As A Practical Joke

by Tina on Mar. 11th, 2010

April is coming up and you know what that means, don’t you? April Fools’ Day will be celebrated around the globe on April 1st. For you that means that it’s time to prepare pranks to play on your friends!

If you have friends that live too far away to literally play a practical joke on them, you could send them an email instead. Here is a list of 6 scary emails to send to friends.

Scary Stories

Do you know someone who is scared easily? Then you don’t have to come up with anything smart, you can simply send them a scary story just in time for bedtime. Maybe spice it up by adding some pictures or by sending it anonymously. Scary For Kids has a neat collection of scary stories.

scary emails to send to friends

Dead Fake

Dead Fake is a service that lets you send anonymous emails. That alone is not a prank. The thing with this site is that you can make your email appear to come from anyone you choose. Do I need to say more?

scary emails to send to friends

You could pretend to be your friend’s boss or a government official and I’m sure you can come up with content that will scare your friend. After all, you know them best!

If you’re short of ideas, check out this Prank Ideas site.

Fright Gauge

Do you have a friend who is very proud of their “visual acuity”? Send them this “Find the Fiend” gauge to reveal how well their eyesight is. It will show them just how much higher-than-average their perception skills really are.

scary emails to send to friends

A similar page better suited for a younger audience is Where’s Waldo.

Online Hearing Test

For this one to work, you have to embed the code on a website or one of your social network profiles and then send your friend the link. Unfortunately, the source website gives quite a few clues to this being a fake test. However, if you manage to set this up somewhere, it’s one of the most scary tests to email a friend. Fortunately, the code to embed the test is included.

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A similar test is Color Vision Deficiency.

Driver’s License Search

This is a website prank. The site claims that the National Motor Vehicle License Organization is now required by law to provide public access to all US driver’s licenses online. It’s the perfect prank to play on someone who has been refusing to show you their passport or driver’s license with the claim that their picture was so ugly. You can now tell them how shocked you were by how ugly their photo really was.

funny scary emails to forward

WOT warns that this page has a poor reputation. Well, does it really surprise you?

The Dexter Hit List

If you want to scare someone in the UK, take advantage of this ingenious video generator. Be sure to enter your victim’s full name, their real age range, an actual occupation, and a real characteristic of them into the form.

Your friend will receive a link to icetruck.tv, a video webpage. The video is that of a press conference in which a serial murder is described with hints to potential future victims. At the end of the video the prank is revealed, so no reasons to worry.

funny scary emails to forward

The preview for the video did not work for me, the link that is emailed, however, worked perfectly.

Do you want to remain anonymous when sending scary emails to friends?

  • Simon showed you How To Send Completely Anonymous Emails

Are you looking for more scary stuff? Here is some material for you:

  • Ryan found the Top 5 Sites With Scary Stuff That Makes You Jump
  • I gathered up the Top 5 Spooky Websites That Will Keep You Awake At Night
  • Sharninder listed the Top 6 Sites To Watch Horror Movies Online for Free

If, however, you’re looking for more pranks to play, check out these articles:

  • Justin described Four Funny Ways To Prank Your Parents With The Family Computer
  • John wrote about the Top 3 Fake News Prank Story Generators
  • Simon explained Two Great’n Simple Nerdy Office Pranks to Play On Friends
  • Ryan has written about 4 Really Popular Prank Call Websites & How They Work
  • I compiled a list of 20+ Prank Phone Numbers To Hand To A Bad Date

What is the best prank you ever played on someone?

Image credits: svilen001

 

(By) Tina has been writing for MakeUseOf since late 2007.

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2010-03-12 06:16:45
Lucey Lou

some of these sites could be a breeding ground of opportunities for phishers and hacks. i wish this info was not available.
(though i love everything else on this site!!)

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2010-03-12 07:02:49
Ryan Dube

The “Fright Gauge” one is really funny. I’ve seen that practical joke used on people before and some of the reactions are downright gut-busting. Just have a camera ready…lol.

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