Jury Duty Scam Bubbles Up Again

FRANKLIN, TN -- Franklin Police say reports of the infamous jury duty scam are increasing as the holidays approach.

The con artists call and claim to be a lieutenant or captain with the sheriff's department or local police and say that the resident missed jury duty and runs the risk of arrest unless a payment is made using a prepaid card.

In one Williamson County incident early this year, the conman told the victim to buy $3,000 in prepaid cards and recite the numbers on the back; the money was gone in a matter of seconds and the victim was emailed an invoice.

These calls do not come from law enforcement and police officers will never call you to demand payment in lieu of arrest and will never call anyone to ask for payment for missing jury duty.

Anyone who has received these calls is asked to hang up and report it to local law enforcement.

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