OIT Help Desk

Virus and Security Alerts

Jury Duty Scams

The OIT Help Desk has been notified of several scams involved "Jury Duty Notifications".
These can be delivered via e-mail or telephone and can appear very official.
They can include inappropriate questionnaires.
You may be asked for personal information which could be used for identity theft purposes.

You should be cautious of any Web site links when reading e-mails, even from trusted sources, and should not give out your personal information to anyone.

The following Web sites have more information:
http://www.uscourts.gov/ttb/feb02ttb/bogus.html

and

http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel05/092805.htm

Please call the OIT Help Desk if you need assistance, we are available at ext. 2910 or via web form: http://www1.indstate.edu/oit1/userservices/ithelp/get-help-online.html