another Identity theft scam
Date: Wed, 03/15/2006 - 22:49
Just read about this tonight and wanted to pass it on so you all would know to watch out for it!
Jury Rigged - Here's the link to look for yourself - snopes.com/crime/fraud/juryduty.asp ( you will have to add the http and www onto the front of it since we can't post links here)
Most of us take those summonses 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.
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 and 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 websites, warning consumers about the fraud.
Jury Rigged - Here's the link to look for yourself - snopes.com/crime/fraud/juryduty.asp ( you will have to add the http and www onto the front of it since we can't post links here)
Most of us take those summonses 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.
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 and 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 websites, warning consumers about the fraud.
Thanks for bringing up this topic here in the forum Shirley. We
Thanks for bringing up this topic here in the forum Shirley. We had a similar discussion few days back. You can check it for more info-
http://forums.debtcc.com/forums/jurydutyscam.html
This seems to be very much aggressive and people often disclose their secrets out of fear and nervousness. There are so many huddles in life, may God be with us on our journey.
