Con artists and scammers have been around since man first learned to walk and talk. I assume they will be with us forever. This is just a recent variation of identity theft. Of course, I verified this as real on Snopes.
The scammer calls and claims to work for the court authority and tells you there is a warrant for your arrest because you did not answer a jury summons.
The victim RIGHTLY claims they did not receive a jury summons. The scammer asks for confidential information for “verification” purposes.

THIS IS WHERE YOU SHOULD HANG UP! However, the victim then hands over their birthdate, Social Security number and sometimes credit card number. This is everything needed to commit identity theft!
This scam has been reported in nine different states.
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