Detect and Survive a Three Way Call

When you call your friend, or they call you, do you ever get the feeling that that call was oddly different from the rest? Does your new 'friend' have the nasty habit of three-way-calling people to get dirt? Perhaps you have already become a victim of three-way calling? Whilst you are very, very unlikely to die because your so called friend lets someone listen in on your phone call, if you do feel like your life might be in danger because of this situation, read this article to discover how to detect and avoid a very difficult situation.

Steps

  1. Listen to the dialogue presented to you by the caller. Is the speaker directly prompting you to speak about a friend? To prompt you to speak about someone, they may use 'bait phrases', or pretend that they are also angry with someone.
  2. Avoid using harsh and offensive words, phrases, or similes. In the case that there is a third party listening in, your words will be spread amongst those two people and more.
  3. Tune in your hearing, figuratively. Some people forget that there is a mute button, or their phone does not contain one. There also is the possibility that the third party is standing right next to the speaker, or the talker has the phone on speakerphone mode.
  4. Direct the conversation to take a different turn. Does the speaker still attempt to bring up the person?
  5. Don't dismiss their attempts to make you speak about someone directly. For all you know, it really just might be a friend trying to get a sympathetic ear. Even if this was the case, still try to avoid phrases that would only put you down to their level.

Tips

  • Never accept a call from an unknown number, especially from Private Callers, unless you are expecting it or if you are able to identify it.
  • It is a good idea to keep mean and angry thoughts about other people inside your mind, unless you are confronting the said person.
  • More likely than not, the chances that you are being bullied over the phone and the chances that our friend just wants you to listen are very different. Odds are that the call will be a latter of the two.
  • The government may have certain privileges to overhear or listen in to certain calls if they feel suspicious activity is involved.

Warnings

  • Never make one of these calls yourself. You'll A) Get a bad rep B) Be no better than the person you're plotting against and/or C) Be prone to get a taste of your own medicine someday.
  • Some phones have a feature which can tell you if your conversation involves two or more members. If your phone can detect it, end the call, unless the conversation is casual.
  • Whether or not you are suspicious of a phone call being three way or not, refrain from using words that can easily be reported to someone else to get you into trouble.
  • You've heard this phrase once and you'll hear it again here; "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all."

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