The Verdict: Hang Up!
Don't Fall for Jury Duty Scam
06/02/06
The phone rings, you pick it up, and the
caller identifies himself as an officer of the court. He says you
failed to report for jury duty and that a warrant is out for your
arrest. You say you never received a notice. To clear it up, the
caller says he'll need some information for "verification
purposes"-your birth date, social security number, maybe even a credit
card number.
This is when you should hang up the phone. It's a scam.
Jury scams have been around for years, but
have seen a resurgence in recent months. Communities in more than a
dozen states have issued public warnings about cold calls from people
claiming to be court officials seeking personal information. As a
rule, court officers never ask for confidential informa
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