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Marathon County Residents Warned Of Jury ID Theft Scam

By: Channel3000.com

Crime Found In 11 States Since Last Year

UPDATED: 7:10 pm CST November 6, 2006

WAUSAU, Wis. -- Marathon County's clerk of courts is warning residents about a new type of identity theft ploy that has hit others around the country.

Diane Sennholz said that that scam involves a fraudulent caller -- claiming to be a jury coordinator -- telling a potential victim that he or she didn't report to a jury duty assignment.

The caller, claiming to be a jury coordinator, then states that a warrant has been issued for that person's arrest.

To clear the matter up, the caller asks for a Social Security number and birth date in order to verify the information and cancel the warrant.

Wisconsin Consumer Protection officials said that this type of crime has popped up in 11 states since 2005, WISC-TV reported.

Copyright 2006 by Channel 3000. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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