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