Frightening message just left on my mobile phone answering machine

[Anyonefeelthesame]

I missed a call this evening. A no caller ID number. I thought it was my daughter because she sometimes loses her phone ID. It wasn’t though, and when I listened to the message it was a female adult slowly singing Incy Wincy Spider in a mock baby voice, then after 1 step 2 step, a male voice said “you’re going to die”.

Is this a known prank that’s going round?

What should I do?

@graceslicksrabbit

actually i googled it before I posted.

According to Wiki - the most common form of the lyrics is 'tickley everywhere' ....

I wasnt sure either but there you have it

Please. It’s “tickle YOU under there”.
Wikipedia

Yeah well the most common opinion in the UK is that Brexit is a good thing...but that doesn’t make it RIGHT. .

Ha ha I stand corrected Anti!

love the pedantry about round and round the garden in a death threat.

One step, two step, tickle you under there is how I was taught (tickling under the arm) but if you're not tickling under the arm 'everywhere' would seem like a good alternative.

Always been "tickly under there" in our house!

Ooof god hope it doesn’t happen again and you get to the bottom of it, it’s gone right through me! I would be terrified

My dd has texted me from school - it was a boy in her class - not the boy who got the messages though.

It was apparently a mistake and meant for someone else and he has said sorry to my dd. She is now very anxious - extremely anxious that I don’t pursue with the police. Which I won’t. I will say I have found out who did it and leave it at that.

But I think I should tell his Mum whom I do know a little. What do you think?

Not the boy who got the missed calls I mean.

It makes me worried that my dd is now so scared.

Yes, tell his Mum. It was meant for somebody-just because you weren’t the intended victim doesn’t excuse the offence.

I'd be telling his Mum, this isn't just a prank. It's frightened you and caused you distress and who knows how many other times he's done this to other people.

'Incy wincy doesnt have two steps... Round and round the garden does '

RTFT!

Yes tell his mum OP. I wouldn't get the police involved either.

Of course you should tell his mum. He absolutely shouldn't be doing it.

OP sorry if this seems OTT

But one reason your thread freaked me out is that my elderly widowed mother would seriously be ill with worry if this happened to her

So I’d like to see these idiots reported wherever possible.

Definitely tell his mother. The fact that it was intended for anyone needs to be addressed.

Tell his mum and tell the school too. I know it's not strictly a school issue but school needs to be aware of anything happening outside school that might impact on pupils inside school.

If your daughter is scared and other people know, it's worthgiving them a heads up.

I'm glad you reported it. I would tell the school and his mum if you feel comfortable. It may be worth the police speaking to him just as a 'friendly' chat. Hopefully the shock will make him and his friends think twice. If he has been doing it to other children some could be terrified by this!

And this is why I dread my DC having a phone... I suppose prank calls are as old as time but the thought that their phones are always on and we have so little visibility or control over who is in their social groups and who gets their number, is scary. It was terrifying for you, let alone a child...

Definitely pursue reporting him, maybe he'll stop acting like a twat then.

I would tell the school & let them deal with it.

Yes I am thinking I should tell the school instead.

My dd is really scared that he will be angry and tell his friends and be awful to her which worries me more than anything. There are some not very nice people in her class - or people who are sometimes not very nice.

Let the police give him a warning. It's really not relevant whether the message was intended for OP or not.

I am worried that they then take it out on her for weeks to come, and that her mental health will suffer.

She needs to stand up for what she believes in.

If she thinks what the kid did was stupid and idiotic then she needs to own that. Dont let them see the fear or the upset (she can cry at home) this was the only way I learnt to stand up to bullies at school.