I got this in an email from a friend. I haven't investagated it, so it might be a fake. Regardless, I thought it contained some good tips to keep us safe, and is a great reminder to be on guard.

This has been verified by the FBI (their link is also included below).
> Please
> pass this on to everyone in your email address book. 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 any of this information and bingo; your
> identity was just stolen.
>
> The fraud has been reported so far in 11 states, including 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.
>
> Check it out here: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Press Room - Headline Archives
>

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Snopes.com says this is a true scam.

Urban Legends Reference Pages: Jury Duty Scam

We should never give out personal information to anyone over the phone.

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Even if it wasn't a true scam, it still does give great advice. We all need a reminder now and then.

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