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Pranksters are hilariously causing havoc on the web for targeting people whose names sound like something else...

Case in point, is a woman called Shelby Cummings - who claims to have been bombarded with Facebook messages which all include the phrase "round the mountain when she comes".

The craze and flurry of messages has reportedly pushed Ms Cummings to breaking point.

A friend is quoted as saying: "It is getting out of hand - she is constantly annoyed by it."

But sadly Ms Cummings is not alone.

A Facebook profile with the name Amin Yashed has also been subjected to thousands of messages - the bulk of which simply say "Get out of my shed".

However, he received support from 'Satinder Shed' who messaged him to say: "I'm right in there next to you mate".

Other targets of the craze have included the Facebook handle of Pat Hiscock.

Many pranksters are taking screen shots of their messages then posting them to Twitter. "Pat your own you creepy b******", one read.

Other names sparking attention include Amed Sheeran with several users telling him "No you're not".