JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is warning about a scam involving jury duty.
It's investigating several recent cases where a male contacted people via phone and told them they owed a fine for missing jury duty.
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He then told them a warrant for their arrest would be issued if they did not pay the money.
The victims were instructed to get a PayPal account or put money on some sort of prepaid type card.
The suspect was using real names of current law enforcement officers while conducting the scam.
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office wants to remind people it does not operate this way. It wants you to consider the following when you are approached with similar situations:
- Arrest warrants cannot be paid directly to a law enforcement officer by wiring money, through other programs like Money Pack or Green Dot, or prepaid credit cards
- Never wire money or provide money card information to a random caller, email or mail request
- Do not call the number the caller gives you. Look up the number yourself for the company or public agency asking you to make payment, and ask the company or agency directly about the call and request
- Do not provide or confirm personal information or financial information to anyone who calls
If you need to reach the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, you can call the non-emergency number at 904-630-0500.