Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard is cautioning residents to be wary of telephone scams in which a caller threatens your arrest or asks for a cash bond because you supposedly failed to appear for federal jury duty.
“These scams are nonstop with one common thread,” Bouchard said. “Whether they say it is the Sheriff’s Office, the FBI, the IRS, or whatever the flavor of the day is, it is a scam. Hang up.”
In each instance, the caller identified himself as an Oakland County Sheriff’s Office deputy and threatened the residents with arrest for failing to appear for jury duty.
Delinquent jurors would be contacted by mail, never by phone.
— Matt Mackinder