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This article was reviewed by Luigi Oppido. Luigi Oppido is the Owner and Operator of Pleasure Point Computers in Santa Cruz, California. Luigi has over 25 years of experience in general computer repair, data recovery, virus removal, and upgrades. He is also the host of the Computer Man Show! broadcasted on KSQD covering central California for over two years.
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Bluejacking is a fun way to send messages to other people using bluetooth, and without their pairing. So good for a small but funny prank.
Steps
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Select an area with plenty of mobile users.
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Go to contacts in your Address Book.Advertisement
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Create a new contact.
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Enter the message into the name part.
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Save the new contact.
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Choose "send via Bluetooth". These searches for any bluetooth device within range.
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Choose one phone and send the contact.
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You will get the message "card sent" and then listen for the SMS message tone of your victim's phone.
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Look out for the shock look in your victim. And enjoy.
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QuestionAre Bluetooth and Bluejack the same?Katherine CollieCommunity AnswerNo. Bluetooth is a standard for the short-range wireless interconnection of mobile phones, computers, and other electronic devices, but Bluejack is is a hacking method that allows an individual to send anonymous messages to Bluetooth-enabled devices within a certain radius. Bluetooth is the system used to Bluejack a phone.
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QuestionIf the bluetooth is turned off, can I still bluejack my victim?Community AnswerNo, it'd be like trying to make a phone call with airplane mode on. It won't work with no connection.
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Tips
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Bluejacking is not bluesnarfing or bluebugging which is not ethical.Thanks
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The bluejacking steps entered above works only for certain phones.Thanks
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There are many softwares that can help make bluejacking easier.Thanks
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Warnings
- Do not spam or send offensive messages.Thanks
- Bluejacking won't work on iPhones or iPads.Thanks
- Bluejacking definitely does not work on blueberryThanks
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Things You'll Need
- A Bluetooth enabled cell phone.
- A sense of humor.
- A place with a lot of people having their bluetooth device switched on
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