It’s a scam.
Court officers will never require you to provide bank account information, credit card numbers, or social security numbers over the phone, email, or text.
Identity theft is a problem around the country with people reporting new scams regularly. Sometimes scammers will pretend to be court staff or police agency and call, text, or email people with threats of arrest or other sanctions for missing jury service. The scammers might ask for personal information such as a bank account or credit card number, Social Security number, birth date, etc.
If you received one of these calls or emails and gave out personal information, report the theft immediately to your bank and monitor your account statements and credit reports carefully. If you see any unauthorized charged, report the theft to
www.identitytheft.gov and to local law enforcement. You can also contact a credit bureau to request that it place a fraud alert on your credit history. You can report scams and suspicious communications to the
Federal Trade Commission to help protect your community and fight fraud.