Beware of The Jury Duty Scam
The jury duty scam is the newest type of identity theft scammers are using to try to get your personal information. This is a new twist on identity theft, and you should warned about 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.
The scammer then asks you for identity verification usually asking for 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 some people will give it out.
Scammers catch you off guard when they tell you that a warrant has been issued for your arrest. That thought is so powerful you are not thinking 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 this 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. So 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 people with their arrest.
This 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 and fraudsters will continue to find ways to try to 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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