Bannock County officials warn residents of jury duty phone scam

POCATELLO — The Bannock County Clerk’s agency is informing region residents of a telephone scam successful which a caller identifies themself arsenic a region employee.

The caller, claiming residents person missed a tribunal day aliases assemblage duty, requests a in installments paper costs complete nan phone, according to a news merchandise from nan county.

“Part of nan ruse involves nan threat of apprehension aliases much criminal charges and consequences,” according to nan release. “Bannock County will ne'er initiate a telephone for a costs aliases in installments paper accusation complete nan telephone to fulfill a judgment, warrant, fine, assemblage work aliases different tribunal issue.”

All fees and fines ordered done nan tribunal are taken successful personification astatine nan Bannock County Courthouse.

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Anyone who has fallen unfortunate to this aliases different akin scams is asked to interaction their section rule enforcement agency instantly and to record a declare done nan FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center — here.

County labor do, connected occasion, interaction residents regarding, among different things, fines and assemblage duty, but will not inquire for payments to beryllium made complete nan phone.

“If you are unsure nan personification contacting you is simply a morganatic region official, you tin ever interaction your section nationalist information dispatch aliases tribunal offices to verify,” nan merchandise says. “This type of crime is among nan wide assortment of calls, texts, email and societal media scams regularly hitting our area. Be suspicious of unusual messages asking you to click links aliases unfastened websites you are unfamiliar with.”