Jury duty scam.

Scammers are targeting people with claims that they missed jury duty and will be arrested.

On Friday, San Joaquin Superior Court issued a news release revealing details of the bogus calls. Victims get a phone call from someone claiming to be a law enforcement official. The caller then claims that the victim has a warrant for their arrest because they failed to appear for jury duty. The caller then requests payment to have the warrant cleared so the victim can avoid arrest.

According to the court news release, law enforcement officers and court officials will never call people to ask them for money or their personal financial information.

The court recommends that people never provide that information over the phone and that you call the Tracy Police Department or San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office immediately if you get such a call.

http://www.goldenstatenewspapers.com/tracy_press/news/court-warns-of-jury-duty-scam-call/article_d0f9d812-298f-11e5-a37b-bfed5b54aabd.html