New Scam to worry about

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Posted by BOHICA (LeadOp) (Ranked 12 on LinksLS 2000 Pro (DirectIP) Ladder) on September 26, 2006 at 10:14:27:

FYI – I only pass these on when they’ve been verified. This has been (see below)

This has been verified on Snopescom (link listed below) and by the FBI (their link is also included below). Please pass this on to every concerned person in your email address book. It is spreading fast so be prepared if 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. 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 to bully people into giving information by pretending they're with the court . The FBI and the Federal court have issued nationwide alerts on their web sites, warning consumers about the fraud.

Check it out here:
http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/juryduty.asp
http://www.fbi.gov/page2/june06/jury_scams060206.htm

pass this along.
Bohica, LeadOp
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: FYI – I only pass these on when they’ve been verified. This has been (see below) : : This has been verified on Snopescom (link listed below) and by the FBI (their link is also included below). Please pass this on to every concerned person in your email address book. It is spreading fast so be prepared if 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. 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 to bully people into giving information by pretending they're with the court . The FBI and the Federal court have issued nationwide alerts on their web sites, warning consumers about the fraud. : Check it out here: : http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/juryduty.asp : http://www.fbi.gov/page2/june06/jury_scams060206.htm : pass this along. : Bohica, LeadOp : Case's Ladder

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