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JURY SUMMONS SCAM!!!!

by Dawn The Golden Shop

Hi guys! I just got this from my mother. Take a look at this and beware!!!!!!!!!

I thought I would pass this good information on. Jury Duty Scam DO NOT DELETE WITHOUT READING !

This has been verified by the FBI (their link is 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 summonses for jury duty seriously, but enough people skip out on their civic duty, that a new and ominous kind of fraud has surfaced. 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 was just stolen.

The fraud has been reported so far in 11 states, including Oklahoma , Illinois , and Colorado . This (swindle) is particularly insidious because they use intimidation over the phone to try to bully people into giving information by pretending they are 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.fbi.gov/page2/june06/jury_scams060206.htm

And here: http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/juryduty.asp

CAN YOU BELEIVE THAT!!!!!   SCARY!!

Always, Taslo

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Comments

Dawn The Golden Shop Senior   
I just wanted to post FYI. This is unbelievable!!!!
Jan 10th 2008 10:45   
Jeff Greene Committed   Online Marketing Specialist/Consultant
Dang! What will they think of next?

Thanks my for sharing this, Tasio!
Jan 12th 2008 13:19   
retroyo Innovator  
really scary!
what a good idea you posted this
Jul 19th 2008 06:21   
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