Jury Duty Scam

From the Dallas Police Department, confirmed by the FBI and reported in 11 states so far and spreading fast, is the latest identity theft scam. A caller claims to be a jury coordinator. If you state that you have not received a jury notice, the scammer asks you for your social security number and date of birth so he can verify the information to cancel the arrest warrant. If you give out this information, your identity is stolen.

This scam is particularly insidious because the scammers use intimidation over the phone to try to bully people into giving information by pretending they are with the court system. The FBI and federal court system have issued nationwide alerts on their web sites, warning consumers about the fraud.