Jury Duty Scam Resurfaces With Demands For Cash To Clear Warrants
Scammers are at it again, frightening their potential victims with jail time if they don’t pay up for missing jury duty. The scam callers sound official. They offer a police sergeant’s name, badge and phone number. They use real judges’ names to give their bogus [...]
Savvy mom put breaks on scam targeted at daughter and saves the day
Mother really did know best when it came to a 22 year-old former Las Vegas resident who got a call from a scammer posing as an officer, and threatening to throw her in jail for a warrant for missing jury duty. The young woman was [...]
Scammers claim to be with courts to rip people off
Scammers have upped their game in yet another round of attempts to rip-off residents of Clark County, using the courts as bait. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department today, notified the court of a new round of rip-offs aimed at unsuspecting individuals who are targeted [...]
New scam with threats of arrest hits Clark County
A new phone scam has surfaced that threatens to arrest victims for check fraud. A Clark County resident received a phone call from a very official sounding “Investigator Morgan” claiming to be with a generic sounding law office. The caller not only sounded official, but [...]
Missed jury duty scam rears its ugly head again – community advised to be wary
It’s the scam that keeps scamming and it has resurfaced for another round of rip-offs in Clark County. A local victim received a phone call from a scammer who claimed to be with Clark County. The victim was told that she missed an appearance for [...]
Scammers Revive Jury Duty Hoax That Demands Thousands For Bogus Warrants
For several years running, a new scam surfaces around this time of year, that falsely uses the name of the court or a judge to steal money from some of the most vulnerable in our community. This time, the scammers targeted at least one disabled [...]