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The Conch Man · March 22, 2007, 10:36 AM

Amazing how many people give out their SS numbers so trustingly, but anyway...

This is from my friend and her husband up North & her hubby is a lawyer ~~

This has been verified on Snopes.com (link listed below) and by
the FBI ~~ (their links are also included below).

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. 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. 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 system. The FBI and the federal court system 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/pressrel/pressrel05/092805.htm

http://www.fbi.gov/page2/june06/jury_scams060206.htm

Mark Rouleau
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Law Office of Mark Rouleau
5301 E. State St. - 215D
Rockford, IL 61108
(815) 229-7246
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dougp26364 · March 22, 2007, 06:20 PM

Thanks for the heads up. I'll be sure to give out a wrong SS # if they call, just to mess with them.

Dave M · March 22, 2007, 09:56 PM

That's living dangerously, Doug. They will have your name and address and they will think they will have your S.S. #. So it's likely that they will try to use your identity improperly. Don't take the risk!

March 22, 2007, 10:36 AM	#1
The Conch Man Guest BBS Reg. Date: Jun 6, 05 Location: Sunny Southwest Florida Gulf Coast Posts: 589 Resorts: Use to own a very nice two-bedroom/three-bath townhouse unit at Hyatt Sunset Harbor Resort Vacation Club in Key West ~~	Jury Duty Scam Amazing how many people give out their SS numbers so trustingly, but anyway... This is from my friend and her husband up North & her hubby is a lawyer ~~ This has been verified on Snopes.com (link listed below) and by the FBI ~~ (their links are also included below). 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. 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. 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 system. The FBI and the federal court system 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/pressrel/pressrel05/092805.htm http://www.fbi.gov/page2/june06/jury_scams060206.htm Mark Rouleau rouleau-law@insightbb.com Law Office of Mark Rouleau 5301 E. State St. - 215D Rockford, IL 61108 (815) 229-7246 fax (815) 229-7251 __________________ __________________ ~ Do What I Say, Not What I Do! ~

March 22, 2007, 06:20 PM	#2
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March 22, 2007, 09:56 PM	#3
Dave M Moderator TUG Lifetime Member BBS Reg. Date: Jun 16, 04 Location: Sun City Hilton Head, SC Posts: 11,960	That's living dangerously, Doug. They will have your name and address and they will think they will have your S.S. #. So it's likely that they will try to use your identity improperly. Don't take the risk!