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Government

Jun. 12, 2014

Scammers targeting people for allegedly missing jury duty

Courts around the state are warning of scams victimizing people who pay hundreds of dollars in bogus fines after being told a warrant will be issued for their arrest for supposedly missing jury duty.


By Saul Sugarman


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Courts around the state are warning of scams victimizing people who pay hundreds of dollars in bogus fines after being told a warrant will be issued for their arrest for supposedly missing jury duty.


Court executives in Los Angeles, Santa Clara, San Diego, Orange, San Francisco, San Mateo, Solano, Ventura, Placer, Monterey, and Kern counties have received reports since February. In Sonoma, the scam h...

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