So the phone rings and you are threatened with arrest for not showing up for Jury Duty. Don't buy it.

I remember an episode of an old radio drama, I think it was Box 13 with Alan Ladd, where a person would get an anonymous phone call.The caller would say in a menacing voice, "I know your secret."The victim, who obviously had some kind of secret , would go crazy promising to pay or do something in return for the secret being concealed; that caller never mentioned the secret he knew.

Well for some who have skipped out on jury duty, this scene could be a reality with a new scam.The FBI is warning people that scam artists are calling identifying themselves as an officer of the court.They explain that a bench warrant is about to be issued for the victim for ignoring the jury duty summons.

Now, many persons would complain that they did not ignore it, but the caller would hear nothing of it.The caller would offer a solution where he would obtain the victim's social security number, birth date, and maybe a credit card number.

Don't buy into this.It is a scam.Never give out personal information to an UNSOLICITED caller.

If you would like additional information, go to the FBI website.
http://www.fbi.gov/page2/june06/jury_scams060206.htm