[NautiNurse]

Bomb threats are so stupid. It’s so 1960’s.

How does anyone get away with a phone-in bomb threat today? It's not like there are anonymous pay phones anymore.

[Boogieman]

“It’s not like there are anonymous pay phones anymore.”

No, but anyone can place a phone call through the internet and spoof the caller ID to say anything they want. And if they do it through a foreign company and use a few VPN layers, it’s not so easy to trace.

[GeorgiaDawg32]

*67 then dial the number. Your number shows up as “restricted”.

[Tench_Coxe]

The same way an Indian telemarketer calls you on an apparent local number to sell you an extended car warranty.

[CivilWarBrewing]

I’m sure the FIB has PLENTY of burner phones, easy for them to make “bomb threats”. Actually, they probably have a SATELLITE DEDICATED FOR THEIR OWN USE so OFF-THE-GRID communications is no problem for them or their MENTALLY ILL OPERATIVES of whom there are plenty.

[Hyman Roth]

How does anyone get away with a phone-in bomb threat today?

George Costanza did.

[BlueMondaySkipper]

“ How does anyone get away with a phone-in bomb threat today? It’s not like there are anonymous pay phones anymore. ”

The FBI has ways of hiding where they are calling from.