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Article: United States: Park seeks FBI probe after text messages swamp switchboard with thousands of calls.
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- Article date:
- May 9, 2008
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Byline: rajesh03
Zoo officials have asked the FBI to investigate a possibly malicious texting campaign that has deluged the main switchboard with telephone calls, including 3,500 received on Sunday about 10 times the normal volume.
The calls are prompted when a cell phone user receives a cryptic text message, such as: "Somebody talking down on you, look for them." The text is followed by the zoo's main phone number: 713-533-6500.
The phone calls have come in spurts since April 22, said Brian Hill, a zoo spokesman. He urged people who receive text messages with the zoo's phone number not to call.
"We had hoped the problem would blow ...