The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office has issued a warning
that citizens in the county have been receiving phone calls from someone
claiming to be a Sheriff’s sergeant asking the victim to purchase a pre-paid
credit card or money order.
According to the alert, the call goes something like this:
"This is Sgt. Smith and I regret to inform you that you missed federal
jury duty last April. A notice of your service was sent to you by certified
mail. There is now a warrant out for your arrest and we are on our way to your
house right now. If you don't pay the $5,000 fine to have the warrant lifted,
we will arrest you. You can pay by providing me with the numbers on a pre-paid
credit card over the phone."
The alert emphasizes that this is a scam.
For more information of recent scams reported in Snohomish
County, go to
Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office:
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