This is a tricky approach but one that can still effectively get you out of a tight embarrassment. In this approach, you are to pretend that the message was intended as a prank.\u00a0 This could be a prank that you are playing, but it’s better to go down the ‘prank was played on you’ route. Those pesky friends\/hackers eh?<\/p>\n

There are two possible ways to go about it.<\/p>\n

First, immediately you realize you have sent a message to the wrong person, you wait for them to respond. And the response shouldn’t take long. For instance, if you send a sexually suggestive email to your parent, expect them to respond almost immediately they read your message. And the response will often be anything but good.<\/p>\n

Now, this is the time to play smart.<\/p>\n

They will probably call you and give you a piece of their mind. Wait till they have reprimanded you, then give them a scornful laugh as you remark how you actually intended to prank them and how flat they fell for it. Of course, you will need to have a way with words in order to get them to believe you.<\/p>\n

This will also depend on the content of the email. Some messages are so vile that you cannot purport to prank someone with them. So, check to see if the content of the message is the kind you would wish to prank someone with.<\/p>\n

In a second scenario, you would not need the wrongful recipient to call you back.<\/p>\n

Immediately you hit the send button, wait for a few minutes and then follow through with a message. You could actually choose to call them and tell them verbally that you intended to prank them. Making a phone call has advantages over sending text messages, as text messages can be easily ignored.<\/p>\n

Now, this second option applies in situations where you notice the message was sent to someone you very formally associate with. This could be your boss, a member of your church, or a person from your in-laws. In such cases, there is no use waiting for them to respond, as they might never do that.<\/p>\n

For instance, if you send an email full of obscenities to a boss, they will likely choose to not reply. Perhaps to them, responding to the message, even if they clearly suspect it was sent to them by mistake, would amount to demeaning their position and status. As we have already mentioned, you do not have to wait for the response to come through. Send the person in question a message or call them immediately and claim the message was a terrible prank played on you.<\/p>\n

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