Pay up because you missed jury duty? That’s a scam

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The Hawaii State Judiciary is alerting residents a couple of new rip-off rising the place these focused are informed to pay 1000’s of {dollars} for failing to indicate up for jury responsibility.

It lately occurred to Makiki resident and senior citizen Paul Fox.

He stated a person contacted him saying he’s with regulation enforcement. The caller then informed him that he should pay $90,000 to resolve an excellent bench warrant for not reporting to jury responsibility.

Fox stated it first sounded professional, however contacted police after noticing too many pink flags.

“They requested for a cost card as a type of ID, and I stated, ‘Nicely that’s the primary time I’ve ever heard of anyone accepting a cost card as an ID,’” he stated.

“For not exhibiting up for jury responsibility, that’s a $90,000 bench warrant? I believed murderers get much less of a bench warrant than that.”

The Judiciary stated it’s going to by no means name or electronic mail to tell of an excellent warrant or summons.

When you obtain a name or electronic mail looking for info, grasp up or delete the message instantly.

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