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Post by Lost_Child on Aug 31, 2006 19:35:14 GMT -5
I received this Email today ! It's from a friend of mine who is a well educated and retired teacher . So I have given merit that this does exist .
I thought I would post it for a warning and/or your opinion !
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JURY DUTY SCAM 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 the 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 has just been stolen. The scam has been reported so far in 11 states. 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.
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BAT*21{usa}
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Post by BAT*21{usa} on Sept 4, 2006 9:09:55 GMT -5
thanks lost .will do www.cbsnews.com type in the search bar @ the top. jury duty scam. u can get the story
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Lamron
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Post by Lamron on Sept 4, 2006 10:01:17 GMT -5
Receiving a phone call telling you there's a warrent for your arrest would seem suspicious. But now I'm wondering, what is the official proceedure for receiving notification? You hear about people turning themselves in at the police station, so there must be some form of notification other than when they kick down your door.
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desmo2
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Post by desmo2 on Sept 4, 2006 13:42:50 GMT -5
There typically isn't any type of notification. In order to have a warrant for your arrest issued, you usually have either missed a court date or charges were filed after an investigation.
People that turn themselves in have usually been told by family or friends that the police came by looking for them.
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