The phone
rings and someone on the other end says you missed grand jury duty and now you
have to pay up.
Don’t
believe it; it’s a scam.
The Collier County
Sheriff’s Office is aware that some residents have received suspicious
telephone calls from someone claiming to be "Lt. Graham" from CCSO and advising
them they missed grand jury duty at the Collier County courthouse.
In at least
one of the calls, the caller asked the person to mail thousands of dollars in
fines.
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CCSO
encourages residents to report this type of activity immediately.
Deputies
would also like to remind residents that members of the Collier County
Sheriff’s Office will never contact you by telephone about missing jury duty.
Deputies will never threaten you with fines or arrest for missing jury duty.
For
assistance with any suspicious encounter involving a request for money or
personal information, contact the Collier County Sheriff’s Office’s Call Before
You “Pay” hotline – (239) 252-CALL (2255). The hotline is staffed by a CCSO
deputy in the Financial Crimes Bureau between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through
Friday.
