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Florida Residents Please Beware Of This Jury Duty Scam

Author Babs

Florida residents please beware of this jury duty phone scam! It’s holiday time which means there are so many scams going on. People are doing any and everything for money. This particular scam is happening down in Charlotte County. Charlotte county is about an hour from where I live in St. Petersburg.

Jury Duty Scam 

According to NBC2 there has been a phone call scam going around Charlotte county. This has prompted the Sheriff’s office to warn the public.  According to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office, residents have been receiving calls from a Lieutenant Perry.

Lieutenant Perry says he’s calling from the civil services division. He goes on to tell the citizen that he has an important matter to talk to them about. That matter is about them missing jury duty. The Lieutenant then tells them that if they don’t pay up for missing jury duty, they will go to jail.

According to Charlotte County Sheriffs Office, there is not a Lieutenant Perry! The Sheriffs office also tells us that they do not call people and threaten them with jail time for missing jury duty. Most importantly, they will not ask you for money either! Please don’t fall for this scam.

See CCSO Post Here.

Be Smart

Remember there are all types of schemes going on during the holidays. Never give your credit card information out to people that you don’t know. Also avoid clicking on unknown links as well. Clicking on the wrong link could grant scammers access to all of your personal information.

Police will never ask for a payment over the phone, so don’t fall for it. Im not just speaking about the Charlotte County sheriff’s office, but all of the police organizations. Be safe this holiday season and again don’t give out your credit card info to people you don’t know.

9 New Scam Phone Numbers You MUST Block Immediately

Sick of picking up your phone only to discover it’s another scam call? Then blocking these 9 scam numbers can help immediately and bring you a sense of relief. A company called BeenVerified has report that over 150,000 suspicious phone numbers in the past two years and they’ve narrowed it down to these nine spam and scam numbers. These numbers also lead to hundreds of complaints or more. Most of the scam numbers also fire off scam text messages to trick unsuspecting victims into clicking links.

Scams going around Florida:

Another scam that’s going around right now is having a police officer offer call you claiming you missed federal jury duty. Good thing about this scam is you can easily Google the number to check your juror duty status. Make sure you ask several questions if someone is calling you saying this information. They might come off as knowledgeable, but you can trip them up if you know what you’re talking about.

Scams in Tampa, come in various forms and target many different individuals. It is important for you to be aware and protect yourself from thieves and finances. There’s been multiple scams reported in Florida recently including email scams, phone, home improvement, fake charity and even rental scams. The home improvement scams will be someone offering services to fix your roof, driveway, or landscaping at incredibly low prices. Usually, they want payment first and then either perform subpar work or completely disappear.

Make sure you protect yourself by being cautious. Don’t be so quick to share personal information, and always research before handing over your information. Make sure it’s a legit business and charity using reputable platforms for financial transactions. Additionally, if there is any suspicious activities, call your local law enforcement to notify them of new scams in Tampa.

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  • #1 - (865) 630-4266 — WellsFargo Account Notice

    This is the top scam that’s an automated text message warning victims that their Wells Fargo bank account had been temporarily locked. The scammers want you to call their fake number to give up their personal account information.

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  • #2 - (858) 605-9622 — [Bank Account Number] 'Temporarily ON HOLD!'

    This is very similar to the previous one where they will spam out a text message: ‘[Bank name]: ACCNT #5674 temporarily ON HOLD! Your security is our priority. Call now: (858) 605-9622 (Do Not Disregard!)’ They’re trying to scare you in order to see get personal information.

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  • #3 - (904) 495-2559 — 'AT&T Free Msg: Congrats to [number]!'

    Look out for this text message ‘ATT Free Msg: Congrats to 2 lucky users! Today’s winners of our raffle are: Tim N***** and you, (Name)!’ These give false promises that you’ll get lottery cash and prizes.

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  • #4 - (805) 637-7243 — Congrats! Won Publisher's Clearing House!

    These scammers claim to be from Publisher’s Clearing House. They claim that an unpaid bill may result in freezing of their assets.

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  • #5 - (469) 709-7630 — 'Failed delivery attempt for [tracking number].'

    This scam will make you feel like something had genuinely gone wrong with a real shipment. They will you for the last two digits of your SSN for verification. Just get off the phone because it’s a scam.

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  • # 6 - (863) 532-7969 — 'Debit Card Frozen! Call!'

    This one is betting on that fact that you have a debit card. They’ll say everything is frozen and need your information to correct it.

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  • #7 - (917) 540-7996 — 'Do you like scary movies?' marketing for 'Scream VI'

    These complaints were filed from March 2023 in a scary voice message from the Scream movies from an unknown number. In the message it begins, ‘Is this [user’s name]? Oh good! It’s funny how you can see someone’s true character when they are alone. Or at least when they think they’re alone. I have one question for you, [user’s name]. Guess where I’m hiding?’

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  • # 8 - (312) 339-1227 — 'Lose weight!' or 'Track your package'

    These scams are using weight-loss products for a delivery scam. Again, these scams are looking for and need your information.

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  • # 9 - (202) 221-7923 — 'Student loan forgiveness. Call Kelsey'

    This phone messages will allegedly be from a ‘Kelsey Adams’ about a deadline for student-loan forgiveness. They need you to act or your deadline will be missed.

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Shandra “Babs” Littleton is a member of the WiLD Squad. She’s originally from Detroit but has spent most of her “grown-up” life in Fort Myers, Florida where she graduated from Florida Gulf Coast University. Babs loves to write about everything from Tampa concerts, to WiLD murders that happened in Florida, and her favorite businesses.

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