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Press Release
For Immediate Release
September 28, 2005
Washington D.C.
FBI National Press Office
(202) 324-3691
TELEPHONE FRAUD INVOLVING JURY DUTY
Washington, D.C. - The FBI today is providing a warning to the public
against an ongoing scheme involving jury service. The public needs to be aware
that individuals identifying themselves as U.S. court employees have been
telephonically contacting citizens and advising them that they have been selected
for jury duty. These individuals ask to verify names and Social Security
numbers, then ask for credit card numbers. If the request is refused, citizens
are then threatened with fines.
The judicial system does not contact people telephonically and ask for
personal information such as your Social Security number, date of birth or credit
card numbers. If you receive one of these phone calls, do not provide any
personal or confidential information to these individuals. This is an attempt to
steal or to use your identity by obtaining your name, Social Security number
and potentially to apply for credit or credit cards or other loans in your
name. It is an attempt to defraud you.
If you have already been contacted and have already given out your personal
information, please monitor your account statements and credit reports, and
contact your local FBI office. Local FBI field office telephone numbers can be
found in the front of your local telephone directory or on _www.fbi.gov_
(http://www.fbi.gov/) . For further information, please review the warnings
posted on the U.S. Courts website at _www.uscourts.gov_ (http://www.uscourts.gov/)
, "Newsroom" news article "WARNING: Bogus Phone Calls on Jury Service May
lead to Fraud," August 19, 2005.
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