Jury duty scam callers extort $1,500 from Denton woman

A Denton woman reported Thursday that she lost $1,500 to scammers impersonating Denton County deputies in a common jury duty fraud scheme.

At about 9:56 a.m., a woman filed a fraud report with the Denton Police Department online. She told officers that she received a call on Wednesday from a person claiming to be with the Denton County Sheriff’s Office.

When she returned the call, the caller told her she had been summoned to jury duty last month but failed to show up…

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