Posted on 05/03/2007 12:31:09 PM PDT by Clint N. Suhks
Jury Duty Scam (Please Widely Disseminate)
This has been verified by the FBI (Their link is also included below). Please Widely Disseminate.
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. 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.
http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel05/092805.htm
You said — “also is it legal for my college to use my social security number as my login number for all my accounts. I hate it but can’t do anything about it. I have to use the number everywhere.”
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How about those that have drivers licenses with Social Security numbers on them...?
So give a totally bogus birthdate and a made-up SS#. This goes for ANYONE who calls you up and wants you to “verify” information.
The biggest lie is one that looks plausible, and is close enough to the truth to escape quick detection.
Never give up the urban guerrilla mode, especially to offers that come in over the phone.
Or the Internet.
unless its in the magnetic strip then mine doesn’t lol.
That's good to know too. I've heard of independent insurance agencies that do that but never thought to check my homeowners.
Thanks
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Honestly all I know about it is posted on the thread header and that it's becoming very common.
It is the real deal. I work for a financial institution and it is one of the scams that is posted in hard copy all over the place and in our electronic message board of scams to watch out for.
Here is an easy one to fall for at a hotel; phone rings in your room, saying it is the front desk. Your credit card has been declined. You have to leave immediately, unless of course you have another credit card you would like to use. Luckily, they can take that info right over the phone...
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