Telephone
- The scam baits the victim by creating a situation where the victim is fooled into believing that a warrant has been issued for his arrest. It is in this way that the victim is enticed to let his guard down and give out personal information to quickly resolve the matter.
- An individual receives a telephone call from someone pretending to be a jury coordinator. The caller advises the individual that he has missed jury duty and a warrant has been issued for his arrest.
- The victim never really received a notice for jury duty, but is upset and wants to quickly resolve the matter.
- Under the pretense of assisting the victim in resolving the issue, the caller asks the victim for his social security number, date of birth, and other personal information for verification.
- After a pause, the caller will return to the line to tell the victim that it was a mistake and the matter has been resolved. The caller now has the pertinent information that can be used to commit Identity Theft or other crimes of fraud against the victim.
- A jury coordinator or representative will almost never contact you via telephone. They typically communicate via postal mail.
- If it is a rare occasion that the jury coordinator or representative does communicate with you via telephone, they will never ask you for your social security number, date of birth, credit card number or similar personal information.
- If you are contacted by someone posing as a jury coordinator or representative, DO NOT release any of your personal information -- hang up the phone if they ask for any information of that nature.
- Call your local Law Enforcement Agency and report it.
- If you provided any personal information, contact your financial institution and report it to them so they can safe guard your account. Also report to the three consumer report agencies and the Federal Trade Commission. Click here for contact information.
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