An identity theft scam has been verified by the FBI (link included below). Please pass this on within your organizations and social circles. The scam is spreading fast so be prepared should you get this call. Most people take summonses for jury duty seriously, but enough people skip out on their civic duty that this new and ominous fraud has surfaced.

The caller claims to be a jury coordinator and tells you there is a warrant out for your arrest for missing jury duty. 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 your identity was just stolen.

The fraud has been reported so far in 11 states, including Oklahoma, Illinois and Colorado. This swindle is particularly insidious because they use intimidation over the phone to try to bully people into giving information by pretending they are with the court system.

The FBI and the federal court system have issued nationwide alerts on their web sites in the past, warning consumers about the fraud.
Check it out HERE and HERE.