LASD officials warn against responding to jury duty scam calls.

Palmdale, CA. -LASD Sheriff's is warning residents of scam calls asking residents to pay fines or "post bond" for an outstanding warrant for missed jury duty service.

Scammers will call residents and tell them they are Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) personnel (deputy, sergeant, detective, etc.) and demand payment of a fine for failing to respond to a jury duty summons or an outstanding warrant.
In fear of being arrested, victims are scammed into making payments in the form of gift cards, Bitcoin, or pre-paid credit cards. The scammers use a fraudulent sense of emergency and pressure to coerce hard-earned money from unsuspecting people, many of them elderly.
Often times, the scammers will use the names of real LASD personnel.
If you receive a demand for payment by telephone, email or other means of communication, to be made in any form for any reason, from someone claiming to be a LASD employee, DO NOT comply.
LASD personnel will NEVER ask for payment over the phone or by email.
If you believe you were a victim of this type of crime, contact your local law enforcement agency and report the incident.
Please visit Scam Spoofing Apps Impersonating LA County Deputies (Lasd.org) for tips to identify a potential threat-based impersonation scam and how to prevent yourself from falling prey to this scam or similar scams.
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