A new scam is going around in Texas that targets folks summoned for jury duty, warranting a scam alert by local law enforcement.
New Texas Scam
Taylor County Sheriff, Ricky Bishop, took to social media and posted a video of the new scam. According to TCSO, the scam involves someone impersonating the sheriff’s department, using their phone numbers and demanding money from folks who did not show up for jury duty.
“That is 100% a scam; no one from the sheriff’s office will be calling you for money if, for some reason, you don’t show up for jury duty or anything of that sort. Any type of phone call you get is 100% a scam, and please ignore it,” Bishop said.
Check out the video embedded below.
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It seems like we keep hearing about new scams almost daily in Texas. I can’t tell you how many scam calls and texts I receive every single day. It gets to where I don’t even want to answer calls from people I actually know. In fact, just last month, I was contacted by someone claiming to be my bank, using my bank’s phone number. Once they asked me for money, I hung up on them. Then called my bank back, who confirmed that it was a scam…