The Kitsap County Sheriff warns of a phone scam. A man is phoning folks in the West Sound area and informing them that they need to pay a large sum of money to avoid going to court for failure to show for jury duty. A few of the details are summarized below, based on the Sheriff’s warning. The details may change as the scammer makes changes. If you get any kind of notice that you owe a court fee for a violation, check with the court or the sheriff’s office, before taking action.
Details
Contact: by phone
Caller: man who identifies as a court investigator with the Sheriff’s Department, sound credible
Threat: Warrant issued for your arrest
Demand: avoid arrest and erase (or “quash”) the warrant by paying a sum of money via a prepaid card, such as Green Dot prepaid Visa or MasterCard debit card, MoneyPak card, etc.
Usual amount: $2,000