Beware of the Jury Scam
July 18th, 2008
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Every so often I hear from my local government. “Come serve,” they say, and then provide a summons for jury duty….
Jury duty is important, thus there’s a need to be on the look-out for a new scam. It works like this:
You’re called and a voice at the end of the phone says that you have not answered a summons for jury duty and thus are subject to arrest. You protest, correctly, that you did not receive such a summons. The voice agrees to “check” his records and asks for your full name, address, birth date and social security number.
If you answer these questions you will be giving an identity thief all he needs to ruin your credit. Don’t fall for this scam! If someone calls about jury duty and requests such information, contact the police.
If you have questions about jury duty, call your local courthouse and get proper information.
The FBI has posted a good explanation of the fraud. For details, press here.
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