The Snohomish County Sheriff’s
Office has issued the following alert on Facebook:
“The Warrant/Jury Duty Scam
continues to make the rounds. In this scam, the caller claims to be a deputy or
police officer and says you have an outstanding warrant (most often for missing
jury duty). The caller then says to you must have your warrant “lifted”over the
phone or police will come to your location and arrest you. The scammer attempts
to bully the money out of you by having you purchase a pre-paid cash card and
providing the card numbers over to the phone to them. Hang up and call the
non-emergency number (425-407-3999) to report.”
You can also report this scam to
the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) which will add the information that you
provide to its database for use by national and local law enforcement agencies.
FTC Complaint Assistant:
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