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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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<b>Sent:</b> Mon, 13 Mar 2006 06:55:03 -0800<br>
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