Tuesday, April 25, 2006

JURY DUTY SCAM:

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.



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Angel M. Acree CEO
www.TablesforTwo.net

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