Came across this article and thought it might be of some use if you are residing in the United States of America.
ANCHORAGE - Alaska State Troopers are warning the public against a scam
hitting the nation aggressively pursuing identity theft through jury
duty summons.
The caller claims to be a jury coordinator and states that you failed to
show up for jury duty. 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. The caller claims they need the information to check
their system for an error and so the fictitious arrest warrant can be
cleared. Do not comply!
By providing the caller with your personal information, you become the
victim of identity theft.
Most of us take summonses for jury duty seriously, but enough people
skip out on their civic duty that this new scam has surfaced. This scam
has been reported in 11 states. The scam is particularly insidious
because the callers pretend to be with the court system and use
intimidation tactics over the phone to try to bully people into giving
information. The FBI and the federal court system have issued nationwide
alerts on their web sites, warning consumers about the fraud.
More information is available at: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Press Room - Headline Archives
ANCHORAGE - Alaska State Troopers are warning the public against a scam
hitting the nation aggressively pursuing identity theft through jury
duty summons.
The caller claims to be a jury coordinator and states that you failed to
show up for jury duty. 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. The caller claims they need the information to check
their system for an error and so the fictitious arrest warrant can be
cleared. Do not comply!
By providing the caller with your personal information, you become the
victim of identity theft.
Most of us take summonses for jury duty seriously, but enough people
skip out on their civic duty that this new scam has surfaced. This scam
has been reported in 11 states. The scam is particularly insidious
because the callers pretend to be with the court system and use
intimidation tactics over the phone to try to bully people into giving
information. The FBI and the federal court system have issued nationwide
alerts on their web sites, warning consumers about the fraud.
More information is available at: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Press Room - Headline Archives