Beware of The Jury Duty Scam
The jury duty scam is the newest type of identity theft scammers
are using to get your personal information. This is a new twist
on identity theft, and you should be aware of it so you can
avoid becoming a new victim.
With the jury duty scam, the scammer calls you claiming to work
for the local court and tells you that you failed to report for
jury duty. He then explains that a warrant has been issued for
your arrest.
When you explain that you never received the jury duty
notification that sets up the perfect question for the identity
theft scam. The scammer then asks you for identity verification
wanting your social security number.
Once that is provided the scammers go for even more information
like birth date and sometimes credit card numbers just because
there are some people that will give it out freely.
Scammers tell you that a warrant has been issued for your
arrest to catch you off guard. That thought is so powerful you
don't think about protecting your confidential information and
quickly become a victim of the identity theft scam.
Here are a few ways you can protect yourself from the jury duty
scam.
1. Never give out your Social Security number, credit card
numbers, bank or any other personal or confidential information
on the phone unless you originated the call and are positive you
know who you are talking to.
2. People who work for the courts will never call you to ask
for social security numbers or credit card numbers. If someone
calls wanting this information, hang up.
3. If you fail to appear for jury duty, the court will send a
second summons by mail. The courts do not call and threaten to
arrest people.
The jury duty scam is the latest in a series of identity theft
scams where scammers use the phone to try to get someones social
security number and other confidential information.
The scammers will continue to come up with new ways to try and
get your personal information. But if you are aware of how it
works you might be able to avoid becoming a victim of this jury
duty scam.
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