Jury Duty Scam

[Los Broncos]

They almost got my girl friend with this scam....

Jury Duty Scam

This has been verified by the FBI (their link is also included below). It is spreading fast so be prepared should you get this call.
Most of us take those summonses for jury duty seriously, but enough people skip out on their civic duty, that a new and ominous kind of fraud has surfaced.
The caller claims to be a jury coordinator.
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 this information and your identity has just been stolen.

The fraud has been reported so far in 11 states, including California, 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,
warning consumers about the fraud.

http://www.fbi.gov/page2/june06/jury_scams060206.htm

http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/juryduty.asp

[Crushaholic]

I've only received one jury duty summons in my life. The case was settled before a jury was selected. As a general rule, legitimate companies would NEVER require a person to give their private information over the phone. They would already have that information on file if they were a real company...

[smalltowngrll]

Well, realistically, anyone that is smart enough should know you NEVER give out your SS number to ANYONE on the phone. These days, noone asks you for you SS number. (Unless you are applying for a credit card) There are other ways of verifying who you are.

[Old Dude]

But us older folks get ripped off in all kinds of ways. We don't really understand all these number thingies in the modern world. The only safe thing for us is to never answer the phone.

We just have a recorded message that says "We're old and bitter so leave us alone - especially if you want anything."

[RhymesayersDU]

But us older folks get ripped off in all kinds of ways. We don't really understand all these number thingies in the modern world. The only safe thing for us is to never answer the phone.

We just have a recorded message that says "We're old and bitter so leave us alone - especially if you want anything."

Not just never answer the phone. But never answer your old, rotary phone from 30 years ago, when you had to ask Mabel to connect you. :)

[Old Dude]

Not just never answer the phone. But never answer your old, rotary phone from 30 years ago, when you had to ask Mabel to connect you. :)


How did you know?

Seriously, I will not be caught dead with a cell phone. Not in a billion years.

Instruments of the devil, they are.

[Los Broncos]

I got an email from a woman claiming to be from a company.

She saw my resume on Monster, she called and explained the position to me and then asked for SSN.

Said she needed it for a form to get my foot in the door.

I declined to give it to her, did i do the right thing?

[TailgateNut]

I got an email from a woman claiming to be from a company.

She saw my resume on Monster, she called and explained the position to me and then asked for SSN.

Said she needed it for a form to get my foot in the door.

I declined to give it to her, did i do the right thing?


Never give out your SSN to someone who cannot be positively identified!
Just my 5 cents!

[Los Broncos]

Never give out your SSN to someone who cannot be positively identified!
Just my 5 cents!

Thats what i thought, thanks.

[smalltowngrll]

I got an email from a woman claiming to be from a company.

She saw my resume on Monster, she called and explained the position to me and then asked for SSN.

Said she needed it for a form to get my foot in the door.

I declined to give it to her, did i do the right thing?

Yep...they only need your SS# when you are filling out the forms AFTER a job offer is made. On some occasions the job offer is contingent on a background check and employment eligibilty with the social security administration, but that is it. They should never need it to 'get your foot in the door'. If they base your hiring on whether you will give them your SS# BEFORE an offer is made, then it's fraud, a scam, or they don't know what they are doing.

[TailgateNut]

But us older folks get ripped off in all kinds of ways. We don't really understand all these number thingies in the modern world. The only safe thing for us is to never answer the phone.

We just have a recorded message that says "We're old and bitter so leave us alone - especially if you want anything."


I signed up to the "no call list", but still received numerous solicitation calls. So I changed my VM message to "Hello, you've reached --- --- ----, if this is an unsolicited sales call "HANG UP"! ...otherwise feel free to leave a message which we will return as soon as possible!

It has worked wonders, and my friends and family think it's hillarious!

[Los Broncos]

I signed up to the "no call list", but still received numerous solicitation calls. So I changed my VM message to "Hello, you've reached --- --- ----, if this is an unsolicited sales call "HANG UP"! ...otherwise feel free to leave a message which we will return as soon as possible!

It has worked wonders, and my friends and family think it's hillarious!

I was doing telemarketing like five years ago (which i hated)

Ive heard that exact message before, i just hung up :D

[TailgateNut]

I was doing telemarketing like five years ago (which i hated)

:D


I used to have fun with "you guys" when "you" bothered me at my home in the evening!:wiggle:

[Los Broncos]

I used to have fun with "you guys" when "you" bothered me at my home in the evening!:wiggle:

I hated bothering people at home, i had to make ends meet at that time.

Never again....

[Crushaholic]

My number is unlisted. I haven't (knock on wood) received that many sales calls...:thumbsup:

[RhymesayersDU]

While we're on the topic of scams, I got one in my e-mail at the accounting firm I work at. I'm in the tax department, and we were all put on notice that if you get an e-mail from the "IRS" saying they owe you a refund and need a bunch of information, discard it immediately.

Now being an entry level Tax guy, I don't have any clients to inform, but the IRS will never ever contact you via e-mail like that.

[Old Dude]

Funny answering machine greetings:

"Hello. You are talking to a machine. I am capable of receiving messages. My owners do not need siding, windows, or a hot tub, and their carpets are clean. They give to charity through the office and don't need their picture taken. If you're still with me, leave your name and number and they will get back to you."


"Well I finally got an answering machine. Now how does this thing work? Hmmm. Press record button, I did that, and the light should be on. I wonder why it's not working right. Hmmmm, I wonder what this button does..."

"This is not an answering machine--this is a telepathic thought-recording device. After the tone, think about your name, your reason for calling, and a number where I can reach you, and I'll think about returning your call."

More to be found here:

http://www.ahajokes.com/funny_answering_machine_messages.html

[Los Broncos]

Funny answering machine greetings:

"Hello. You are talking to a machine. I am capable of receiving messages. My owners do not need siding, windows, or a hot tub, and their carpets are clean. They give to charity through the office and don't need their picture taken. If you're still with me, leave your name and number and they will get back to you."


"Well I finally got an answering machine. Now how does this thing work? Hmmm. Press record button, I did that, and the light should be on. I wonder why it's not working right. Hmmmm, I wonder what this button does..."

"This is not an answering machine--this is a telepathic thought-recording device. After the tone, think about your name, your reason for calling, and a number where I can reach you, and I'll think about returning your call."

More to be found here:

http://www.ahajokes.com/funny_answering_machine_messages.html

ROFL! Nice, speaking of phones, listen to some of these, i die laughing.

Try a Dr Phil call...

http://www.celebrityprankcalling.com/