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Smith County Jury Duty Scam

Posted/updated on: January 14, 2014 at 3:06 pm
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TYLER — Someone claiming to be with the Smith County Sheriff’s Office is contacting individuals claiming that they owe fines for missing jury duty. This is a scam and the person is not connected to the sheriffs office. According to public information officer John Moore, recently a man contacted a person in the Whitehouse area saying that they owed a fine for missing jury duty. He instructed the individual to go to a local pharmacy and buy a pre-paid money card and then call back with the numbers on the back of the card. The person did as instructed, but was then contacted again by the man saying that the card did not go through and that they would need to purchase another and call back with the new numbers. Before the person called back with the second set of numbers, they spoke with the Whitehouse Police Department who told them it was a scam.

Everyone who receives a jury summons should report for jury duty as instructed, but no member of the Smith County Sheriff’s Office or any other law enforcement agency will contact a citizen and ask for a fine to be paid in this manner. If anyone receives a similar call, please contact the Smith County Sheriff’s Office immediately at 903-566-6600.



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