DD's friend's 'pranks'

[ChampagneCharley]

My DD, 12 has school friends that she chats to in Whatsapp. Two of these friends are continually 'pranking' her. It ranges from phone call when they hide their number to claiming they've moved to the US, travelling on a private jet and won't be back to school in September.
DD gets sucked in a bit and tries to get them to prove what they've told her, which I've told her not to do. I don't understand why they're doing these things. Is it worth talking to the girls parents and letting them know how much their children are lying or just leave it?

They sound bored. Tell your daughter to tell them to stop. If they carry on then yes tell their parents. It's annoying and may be unkind.

Sounds like bullying to me OP. There are two of them and the conversations seemed designed to exclude her and destabilise her. It's a tough time - especially if she's been out of school so establishing new friendships must be hard for children.
Maybe encouraging her to be sceptical and - if possible - spend less time chatting to them and more with children who are less destructive to her?

It's quite normal at this age.

If they are true friends it shouldn't be done meanly and she will be able to laugh along with it but if they are not, she maybe needs new friends.

They are harmless pranks in that they aren't making her look stupid in public way. Could you encourage her to come up with some of her own?

Thanks, they aren't her main friends, just girls in her tutor group. One of them has been pranking her since before lockdown and I've encouraged her not to give it energy. I also thought it was beginning to border on bullying. It confuses her (and me!) more than anything as to why they're doing it. Not sure she'd be interested in return pranks, she prefers to spend her time dancing around her room and creating drawings on the computer. Thanks for your replies.