| blackfeet |
07-25-2006 07:32 AM |
BEWARE...New Scam!!!
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.
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