It's pretty obvious there are no lengths that bad actors won't go to in order to scam people out of their money.
In a recent brazen attempt to do so of which the Norfolk Sheriff's Office has been made aware, an individual reported that they received a call from someone saying that they'd missed Federal jury duty, and that an arrest warrant had been issued for them.
This very sophisticated attempt at scamming the potential victim utilized a well-forged "United States District Court Arrest Warrant," which the scammer sent via text message to the potential victim while they were on the phone (click on the image to the left to expand this document).
On the document, you can see that the scammer was trying to get the "mark" to send them $2,900 as a "Pre-set Appearance Assurety." The scammer was also sophisticated enough that they sent a "click-to-pay" link to the target.
This is what the person targeted reported:
"I got a call that I was going to be arrested for failing to appear for jury duty. While on the phone with the person I was texted a warrant for my arrest.
"The person hung up on me after I said I was going to call my friend who was retired from the sheriff’s dept .The person really sounded convincing I could see how someone could fall for this scam."
The person targeted was savvy enough to recognize this was a scam, but would you?
DO NOT FALL FOR THIS AND REPORT IMMEDIATELY TO FRAUD WATCH.
