Dedham, MA – Sheriff Patrick McDermott and the Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office are once again warning residents to be on alert for fraudulent calls from people who pretend to be members of law enforcement, after a man from Bourne said he was duped out of $68,700 in a jury duty scam.
The victim called the Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office on Friday, May 2, to report the fraud. The victim said he had received numerous calls starting on April 28th from two men, who claimed to work for the sheriff’s office. They claimed he faced a “contempt of court order” for “failure to appear” for jury duty and would be arrested if he did not pay.
“Please, just hang up on people who make these claims,” said Sheriff McDermott. “No one from our office, or any other law enforcement agency, makes these calls. This is a scam.”…