Montgomery County DA warns residents of jury duty scam.
According to Montgomery DA Daryl Bailey, the scammers call and tell the victim they are with an official agency, like the DA’s office, sheriff’s office, or police department. To further convince you the scam is legitimate, the scammer’s number will show up as being from an official agency.
Bailey said the scammer will then claim the victim has failed to show up for jury duty and have a warrant out for their arrest. The scammers then claim the victim must pay a fine. “No one from the court system, no one from law enforcement is going to call someone and tell them to pay money like that over the phone,” Bailey said.“Don’t communicate with those individuals,” Bailey added.
Bailey stressed the importance of spreading the word about scams like this, especially to seniors. He added that some seniors have lost their life savings to these scams.Not reading this story on the WSFA News App? Get news alerts FASTER and FREE in the
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