What are the most common phone scams used by identity thieves?

What are the most common phone scams used by identity thieves?

Robert Siciliano (Identity Theft Expert and CEO) gives expert video advice on: What are the most common phone scams used by identity thieves?; What should I do if I receive a phone call asking me for personal information? and more...

It's very common for someone to call you posing as law enforcement saying that you are going to be arrested because you did not show up for jury duty. And then they're going to ask you for your personal identifying information, including your social security number, so that they can do a jury check on you to validate your information, so that they don't have to come and arrest you. So anytime anybody is ever calling you up for any type of personal identifying information, whether it's for a jury scam, or to get pre-approved for a loan, or anything that involves your data, I would always just simply hang up the phone. In this day and age, major corporations are not going to be calling you asking you for personal identifying information, cause they realize that there are so many scams going on out there that revolve around the telephone.