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Old 04-28-2006, 05:23 PM   #1 (permalink)
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JURY DUTY SCAM

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>Jury Duty Scam
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>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.
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>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.
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>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.
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>The scam has been reported so far in 11 states.
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>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.
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>The FBI and the federal court system have issued nationwide alerts on
>their web sites, warning consumers about the fraud.
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>Check it out here:
>http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/juryduty.asp
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Old 04-29-2006, 08:07 AM   #2 (permalink)
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I would never give my info out on the phone fuck that...
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Old 04-29-2006, 02:10 PM   #3 (permalink)
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you'd have to be an idiot to give out your SS# over the phone like that. I would never do that.

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Old 04-29-2006, 04:45 PM   #4 (permalink)
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People should remember that they wouldn't ask for your SS# over the phone on by e-mail.
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