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Kendall County Sheriff’s Office warning residents about scam calls on jury duty · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Kendall County Sheriff's Office warning residents about scam calls on
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  Speaker 1: jury duty. Written by Eric Shelkoff, this article is being
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  Speaker 1: read by an automated voice brought to you by Everlett.
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  Speaker 1: The Kendall County Sheriff's Office is warning residents to be
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  Speaker 1: aware of scam calls, saying they could be arrested if
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  Speaker 1: they don't immediately pay fines allegedly incurred for missing federal
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  Speaker 1: jury duty. We've received reports of scam calls that appear
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  Speaker 1: to be originating from the Kendall County Public Safety Center,
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  Speaker 1: claiming the victim missed federal jury duty. States a social
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  Speaker 1: media post from the Kendall County Sheriff's Office. The scammer
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  Speaker 1: tells the victim that officers are waiting to rest them
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  Speaker 1: if they do not pay the fee on the phone.
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  Speaker 1: The scammer also told the victim not to go to
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  Speaker 1: the sheriff's office or any local police departments, and told
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  Speaker 1: the victim that the fee must be paid over the phone.
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  Speaker 1: The post states these calls are fake even though they
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  Speaker 1: appear to be coming from the Sheriff's office because of
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  Speaker 1: ID spoofing. The Sheriff's office reminded residents to remember that
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  Speaker 1: it will never call them to request money, and that
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  Speaker 1: it does not accept payments via Bitcoin, Green Dot cards, iTunes,
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  Speaker 1: gift cards, or online cash apps. If you get a
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  Speaker 1: suspicious call like this, hang up immediately, and if you
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  Speaker 1: are unsure of the authenticity, contact our our office directly
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  Speaker 1: at six three zero five five three five eight five
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  Speaker 1: six to verify the Sheriff's office said. To report a
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  Speaker 1: scam or learn more, go to report fraud dot FTC
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  Speaker 1: dot gov