Two recent ID theft reports come from the Sooner State. In the first, Waukomis police arrested a pair of suspects, charging them with possession of several stolen social security numbers, plus stolen checks and credit cards. According to police, the suspects are involved in an ID-theft ring that stretches from Enid, OK, to Amarillo, TX.

News reports suggest that the ring raided rural mailboxes and cars in shopping center parking lots. Police said they also found stolen drivers' licenses and birth certificates in the suspects' vehicle.

Preliminary estimates suggest that the pair had as many as 50 victims, many of whom had no idea their identities had been stolen.

The second report indicates that a "jury duty" scam seen in other parts of the country has hit Oklahoma. Apparently, the elderly were targeted by scam artists posing as court officials who telephone the Oklahomans to inform them they had failed to appear for jury duty, and that warrants had been issued for their arrest. Using the ruse of wanting to verify the elders' identity, the fraudsters convinced their targets to divulge their birth dates and social security numbers.

News reports indicate that Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson reminded constituents not to reveal personal information by telephone, and asked that suspicious calls be reported to authorities.