App based on a TV cartoon makes a chilling prank call
- 5 years ago
A mum has told of her horror after her daughter downloaded an app based on a TV cartoon which makes a chilling prank call - threatening to KNIFE children.The free Google Play app is called 'Call Blaze and the Monster Machines 2018' but does not appear to have any official links to the show which is on Nickelodeon. Mum Jane Diya, 34, discovered the disturbing feature when the app was downloaded by daughter Samantha Higgins, seven. A video she took shows the app making a call to her phone before a sinister voice says: "Hi kids, I'm your new friend Happy Slappy, or whatever you want me to be called.