NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The Norfolk Sheriff’s Office issued a warning to community members about a a reported scam regarding jury duty.
“We have recently been contacted by several citizens who have received calls from someone portraying themselves as an employee of the Norfolk Sheriff’s Office claiming the citizen has urgent legal matters the caller must speak with them about. Oftentimes, the caller will tell the citizen they missed jury duty and must pay a fine to avoid jail time,” said law enforcement officials.
They add the name being used in the most recent calls is not the name of someone who works for the Norfolk Sheriff’s Office. They said the number being used is a computer-generated number out of Temperanceville, VA and has been associated with numerous scams…