[Rhodes22-list] SECURITY ALERT:JURY DUTY SCAM

[Robert Skinner]

Thanks, Hank - it is a dangerous scam.
/Robert

Hank wrote:
> 
> Fellow Rhodies,
> 
> I received this information this morning.  It is verified true and is not a
> hoax.  Please be cautious.
> 
> Hank
> ---
> Subject: JURY DUTY
> 
> Please DO NOT Delete this email!   Make sure you read it.
> 
> JURY DUTY SCAM: 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 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, Ill inois, 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.
> 
> For Confirmation... Check it out on the below links;
> 
> http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/juryduty.asp
> <http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/juryduty.asp>
> http://www.fbi.gov/page2/june06/jury_scams060206.htm
> http://www.fbi.gov/page2/june06/jury_scams060206.htm>
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Robert Skinner  "Squirrel Haven" 
Gorham, Maine         04038-1331
s/v "Little Dipper" & "Edith P."