Public Notice – Jury Duty Scam Alert
From
Tarentum
Sent
Thu, May 14 @ 1pm
Description
The Borough of Tarentum and the Tarentum Borough Police Department are aware of reports involving individuals falsely claiming to be members of the Police Department.
These individuals are contacting businesses and residents and advising them that they allegedly missed jury duty, are now in contempt of court, and must make immediate payment to avoid arrest or other legal action.
Please be advised that this is a scam.
Law enforcement agencies and courts do not demand payment over the phone, through gift cards,
cryptocurrency, wire transfers, or similar methods in order to resolve jury duty matters or avoid arrest.
Residents are urged not to provide personal information or payment information to these callers. If you receive one of these calls:
--Hang up immediately
--Do not send money or provide banking information
--Do not follow payment instructions provided by the caller
--Report the incident to local law enforcement
If you have any concerns regarding jury duty, please contact the appropriate court directly using publicly listed phone numbers. Thank you for your attention and continued vigilance.
This notification was posted by Tarentum. Tarentum is solely responsible for this notification and unless specifically indicated, no other community or individual utilizing Savvy Citizen is sponsoring, responsible for, or endorsing this notification.
