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Subject: Fwd: JURY DUTY SCAM
JURY DUTY SCAM
>
> Please pass this on to everyone in your email address book. It is
> spreading fast so be prepared should you get this call. Most of us
take
> those summons for jury duty seriously, but enough people skip out on
their
> civic duty, that a new and ominous kind of scam has surfaced. Fall
for it
> and your identity could be stolen, reports CBS.
>
> In this con, someone calls pretending to be a court official who
> threateningly says a warrant has been issued for your arrest because
you
> didn't show up for jury duty. The caller claims to be a jury
> coordinator.
>
> If you protest that you never received a summons for jury duty, the
> scammer asks you for your Social Security number and date of birth so
he
> or she can verify the information and cancel the arrest warrant.
Sometimes
> they even ask for credit card numbers. Give out any of this
information
> and bingo! Your identity just got stolen.
>
> The scam has been reported so far in 11 states, including Oklahoma,
> Illinois, and Colorado. This (scam) is particularly insidious because
they
> use intimidation over the phone to try to bully people into giving
> information by pretending they're with the court system.
>
> The FBI and the federal court system have issued nationwide alerts on
> their web sites, warning consumers about the fraud.
>
> Check it out here: http://www.snopescom/crime/fraud/juryduty.asp
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