blackfeet

i found this warning in my email box.

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. HERE'S HOW IT WORKS

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.