A new scam

Roonie · 07-13-2007, 01:23 PM

A new scam please read as it is true.

Subject: Jury Duty Scam to get your SS# & DOB-Please read

JURY DUTY SCAM: This has been verified by the FBI (their link is also included below). It is spreading fast so be prepared should you get this call. Most of us take summons for jury duty seriously, but enough people skip out on their civic duty, that a new and ominous kind of scam has surfaced. The caller claims to be a jury coordinator. If you protest that you never received a summons for jury duty, the scammer asks you for your Social Security number and date of birth so he or she can verify the information and cancel the arrest warrant. Give out any of this information and bingo; your identity just got stolen. The scam has been reported so far in 11 states, including Oklahoma, Illinois, and Colorado! This (scam) is particularly insidious because they use intimidation over the phone to try to bully people into giving information by pretending they're with the court system. The FBI and the federal court system have issued nationwide alerts on their web sites, warning consumers about the fraud.

Check it out here:

Urban Legends Reference Pages: Jury Rigged

Federal Bureau of Investigation - Press Room - Headline Archives

RMNIXON · 07-13-2007, 05:36 PM

Thanks for the Heads Up!

I get about 3 or 4 e-mails a day now and it seems there is problem with my Ebay or Paypal account and if I just follow the link and enter my user name and password............

Roonie · 07-13-2007, 05:52 PM

yep. Most always it is false and misleading which is why I never pass those along.......... however this is the first legitimate scam that I have come across verified by the FBI and snopes.

motivez · 07-14-2007, 02:36 AM

Tricky. Thanks for the heads up.

IminWonderland · 07-14-2007, 11:51 AM

Assholes.

AVengeance · 07-14-2007, 06:30 PM

Originally Posted by RMNIXON

Thanks for the Heads Up!

I get about 3 or 4 e-mails a day now and it seems there is problem with my Ebay or Paypal account and if I just follow the link and enter my user name and password............

I just go to the site, follow thru with bogus info, hack the site, and dl the file. I'm simply amazed at the sheer number of people stupid enough to fill that stuff out. I've also emailed numerous webmasters telling them they need to wipe xxx directory 'cause it's been compromised.