On Tuesday the Howell Sheriff’s Office received multiple calls regarding jury duty, from residents of Howell County. These calls are from scammers. A “Sheriff’s Office jury duty scam” refers to a fraudulent phone call where someone impersonates a Sheriff’s Office employee, claiming you missed jury duty and threatening arrest unless you immediately pay a fine, often using scare tactics to trick people into providing personal information or sending money; this is a scam and you should never provide any details or payment to such callers as legitimate courts and law enforcement agencies will never ask for payment over the phone to resolve a missed jury duty issue.
If you receive a call from these scammers, hang up on them and block their number.
DO NOT PROVIDE ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION OVER THE PHONE AND DO NOT SEND THEM ANY MONEY OR GIFT CARDS.
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