MIAMI – The scammer poses as a law enforcement officer and claims the victim is about to be arrested for not appearing for jury duty but can avoid it by paying a fine.
“This happened to my cousin, someone very close to me, someone who’s very educated,” said Ana Quincoces, an attorney and reality TV personality who told CBS News Miami her cousin missed jury duty about three weeks ago, so when he received the call on Monday he did not have any doubts.
The Broward Sheriff’s Office is investigating this incident. The scammer identified himself as a BSO deputy.
“They left him a message initially, asked him to call back so now you’re feeling more confident because you have a callback number,” said Quincoces who spoke on behalf of his cousin, who did call back.
They told him that the Broward Sheriff’s Office is helping the Broward County Court House and by not showing up to jury duty, he would receive a warrant for his arrest or so the crook claimed. The victim asked what he could do to avoid that.