Cyber Stalking Prank Freaks People Out By Revealing Their Personal Information Online

This Cyber Stalking Prank Will Freak You Out
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Forget being a psychic, all you need is an Instagram account.

This week, YouTube celebrity Jack Vale tracked people down by searching social media posts, and then pretended to use some otherworldly powers to guess things about them.

Just by creeping on their Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, Vale "guessed" the names of dogs, what town they were from or even whether they were good at parking or not.

While both hilarious and clever, the prank also shed some light on how much information people really put online about themselves. It's just the kind of joke that will make you want to go delete all your social media accounts.

Of course, that'd be right after you post an update about why you are deleting them.

Before You Go

Easy April Fools' Day Pranks
What, your mouse isn't working?(01 of17)
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"Why won't my soda open?!"(02 of17)
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This is sure to send them flying out of their seat.(03 of17)
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Or, even better, flying out of the room.(04 of17)
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SHUDDER.(05 of17)
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Now that's just cruel and unusual.(06 of17)
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There's something fishy about this...(07 of17)
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NO. Just, no.(08 of17)
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There's no getting around this one.(09 of17)
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Give a friend the gift of some AWESOME inexplicable voicemails.(10 of17)
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Marinate while you shower!(11 of17)
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Classic Jim Halpert.(12 of17)
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Too much freshness is NOT good thing.(13 of17)
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Who wants pudding?(14 of17)
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Cream cheese deodorant is a recipe for disaster.(15 of17)
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NOT THE OREOS.(16 of17)
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Ummmm, no thanks.(17 of17)
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