Scam Notice

There is a new scam going around via phone and email.

By Phone

A caller CLAIMS to be a jury coordinator inquiring about your jury summons. 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 that has been issued in your name. NOTE -- Give out any of this information to him or her, and your identity has just
been STOLEN.

The fraud has been reported so far in 11 states. 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.

By Email

The e-mail attempts to appear authentic by containing a court case number, federal code, name and address of a federal court, court room number, issuing officers' names, and a court seal. Recipients are directed to click the link provided in the e-mail in order to download and print associated information for their records. If the recipient clicks the link, malicious code is downloaded onto their computer.

The e-mail also contains language threatening recipients with contempt of court charges if they fail to appear. Recipients are also told the subpoena will remain in effect until the court grants a release. As with most spam, the content contains multiple spelling errors.

You should always be sure of whom you are dealing with before providing PII.