The U-S Marshals Service has issued warnings about an expected boost in telephone scams during the holiday season. Supervisory Deputy Marshal William Iverson, in the Omaha office, says con artists will claim you’ve missed jury duty or broken some other law. They’ll go the extra mile to make you believe it’s a legitimate call, giving badge numbers and the names of real federal judges.
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Iverson says they’ll also likely “spoof” their phone number so the Caller I-D screen makes it appear to be a call from a government agency. They’ll likely offer to let you pay your bogus fine right there, over the phone.
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If there’s a chance you actually did miss jury duty, contact your nearest courthouse directly.