The caller informs the "target" they must pay a tax on things like the number of chickens in their yard, the amount of dust on their fence, or the "air they breathe."
These pranks are famous for "word play" and the creative, often non-vulgar but hilarious insults the victims use when they realize they are being teased. Super Farsa La Telefon Cu Taranii
A victim is told they’ve won a ridiculous prize (like a tractor made of gold) but must perform a weird ritual or pay a small "processing fee" in cheese or wine to claim it. The caller informs the "target" they must pay