| Pay close attention, so you do not fall victim of | | | | The victim usually replies stating they never |
| this scam. Just read and discover what it is all | | | | received anything relating to jury duty. |
| about. | | | | The scammer then asks for his private |
| This type of scam, allows scammers to commit | | | | information so he verifies if he is indeed right or |
| identity theft. (Scammers are people that send | | | | wrong in his claims. |
| junk, spam, fake emails, phone pretending to be | | | | So in reality the victim is very upset and |
| someone else.) (Identity theft occurs when | | | | confused -- he does not want any warranty so |
| scammers steal private information from you like | | | | he usually provides his private information. He lets |
| passwords, credit card numbers, phone numbers | | | | the scammer verify. |
| etc) | | | | And that is how this scam works. |
| The scammer most often asks for: | | | | A point to keep in mind -- this helps to understand |
| 1) Your social security number | | | | if this is real phone call or a scam: |
| 2) Birth date | | | | 1) Court workers usually follow up with snail mail |
| 3) Credit card numbers or other private | | | | and never (very rarely) call you. |
| information (sometimes) | | | | Second, you should never give your social |
| The scammer makes up a fake story. He calls | | | | security numbers, credit card numbers and other |
| the victim saying he works for the local court and | | | | private information on telephone calls. That is how |
| tells the victim that he has failed to report for | | | | to prevent being a victim of this new jury duty |
| jury duty. He also tells him/her that a warrant has | | | | scam and other similar identity theft scams. |
| been issued for his/her arrest. | | | | |