Published 15:36 9 Oct 2025 GMT+1

Police issue serious warning as viral TikTok 'homeless man' prank sparks major concern

Pranksters are terrifying their parents so much that they have dialled 911 to get the cops involved - and it's not just going on in the US

Joe Yates

Featured Image Credit: Getty Stock Images / Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

Topics: Police, Social Media, TikTok

Joe Yates

Joe is a journalist for UNILAD, who particularly enjoys writing about crime. He has worked in journalism for five years, and has covered everything from murder trials to celeb news.

@JMYjourno

Police issue serious warning as viral TikTok 'homeless man' prank sparks major concern

Pranksters are terrifying their parents so much that they have dialled 911 to get the cops involved - and it's not just going on in the US

Police issue serious warning as viral TikTok 'homeless man' prank sparks major concern

Pranksters are terrifying their parents so much that they have dialled 911 to get the cops involved - and it's not just going on in the US

Choose your content:

Relationship expert reveals the red flags that show a couple isn’t compatible

The expert pointed out there can be lots of important things that make a pair incompatible

New study reveals what really happens to people’s bodies when they stop taking weight loss drugs

Weight loss injections have become all the rage but a new study has explored whether they help you to keep the pounds off in the long-run

Matt Damon reveals the one thing he removed from his diet that helped him lose up to 30lbs

Matt Damon admitted he cut out one thing alongside a strict diet and exercise

Where Andrea Yates is now 25 years after she drowned her 5 children as HBO doc is released

The 'most hated mom in America' was released from prison after successfully appealing her conviction for killing her five children

Choose your content:

Relationship expert reveals the red flags that show a couple isn’t compatible

The expert pointed out there can be lots of important things that make a pair incompatible

New study reveals what really happens to people’s bodies when they stop taking weight loss drugs

Weight loss injections have become all the rage but a new study has explored whether they help you to keep the pounds off in the long-run

Matt Damon reveals the one thing he removed from his diet that helped him lose up to 30lbs

Matt Damon admitted he cut out one thing alongside a strict diet and exercise

Where Andrea Yates is now 25 years after she drowned her 5 children as HBO doc is released

The 'most hated mom in America' was released from prison after successfully appealing her conviction for killing her five children