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color=#ff0000>This has been validated at</FONT></STRONG><FONT
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href="http://www.snopes..com/crime/fraud/juryduty.asp">http://www.snopes..com/crime/fraud/juryduty.asp</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><STRONG>Please
pass this on to everyone in your email address
book.<o:p></o:p></STRONG></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">It is spreading
fast, so be prepared should you get this call. Most of<FONT
color=blue><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"> </SPAN></FONT>us take those summons
for jury duty seriously, but enough people skip<FONT color=blue><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"> </SPAN></FONT>out on their civic duty, that a new and
ominous kind of scam has<FONT color=blue><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">
</SPAN></FONT>surfaced.<FONT color=blue><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">
</SPAN></FONT>Fall for it and your identity could be stolen, reports
CBS.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In this con,
someone calls pretending to be a court official who<FONT color=blue><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"> </SPAN></FONT>threateningly says a warrant has been
issued for your arrest because you<FONT color=blue><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"> </SPAN></FONT>didn't show up for jury
duty. The caller claims to be a jury<FONT color=blue><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"> </SPAN></FONT>coordinator. If you protest
that you never received a summons for jury<FONT color=blue><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"> </SPAN></FONT>duty, the scammer asks you for your
Social Security number and date of<FONT color=blue><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"> </SPAN></FONT>birth so he or she can verify the
information and cancel the arrest<FONT color=blue><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"> </SPAN></FONT>warrant. Sometimes they even
ask for credit card numbers. Give out any<FONT color=blue><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"> </SPAN></FONT>of this information and
bingo! Your identity just got
stolen.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The scam has been
reported so far in 11 states. This (scam) is<FONT
color=blue><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"> </SPAN></FONT>particularly insidious
because they use intimidation over the phone to<FONT color=blue><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"> </SPAN></FONT>try to bully people into giving
information by pretending they're with<FONT color=blue><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"> </SPAN></FONT>the court system. The FBI
and the federal court system have issued<FONT color=blue><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"> </SPAN></FONT>nationwide alerts on their web sites,
warning consumers about the fraud.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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