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					  <description><![CDATA[LUMBERTON &mdash; Robeson County Sheriff Ken Sealey is warning residents to be aware of a possible identity theft scam involving a summons for jury duty.

&ldquo;The fraud has been reported in 11 states so far and the FBI and federal court system have issued nationwide alerts on their Web sites warning consumers about the fraud,&rdquo; Sealey said. &ldquo;We have had no reports of the scam reaching Robeson County, but we wanted to put our citizens on alert that the scammers are out there.&rdquo;

The scam occurs when someone receives a call from an individual claiming to be a jury coordinator, Sealey said.

The caller implies that the person missed jury duty and that a warrant has been issued for that person&rsquo;s arrest. When the person protests that he or she never received a jury summons, the scammer then asks the person for his or her Social Security number and date of birth so the information can be verified and the arrest warrant canceled.

&ldquo;In many cases, the caller uses intimidation to bully people into giving information by pretending they are with the court system or law enforcement,&rdquo; Sealey said. &ldquo;Under no circumstances should citizens ever give out personal information over the telephone. No legitimate law enforcement officer or court official will ever ask for such information over the telephone.&rdquo;
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Tyecha Leonard)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:09:11 EDT</pubDate>
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