Fr. Co. Clerk of Court Warns of New Wave of Jury Duty Scams

Franklin County Clerk of Court Heather Hill is warning citizens of another jury scam circulating in the area.

According to Hill, scammers are calling people in Franklin County and telling their intended victims that they have missed jury duty and face arrest if they don’t pay up.

Hill said there is a certain procedure the Court follows if someone who is called to jury duty doesn’t show up.

Now if you are called for jury duty and you accidentally miss it on the day you’re required to be there, Hill explained what you should do.

Like most long-running scams, jury duty cons have a few versions, not all of which ask you for money outright.

In some cases, the jury duty scam may be used to trick you into providing sensitive, personal information that can be used for identity theft.

In another version, scammers use email and allegedly attach your “jury summons” to the message. But that attached file is really malware and downloading it will infect your computer.

Sheriff Thomas asks people who have received such a call to get in touch with his office and report it by calling 706-384-2525.

You can also report the scam to the Better Business Bureau online by going to bbb.org/scamtracker.