Jury Duty Scam Reported in Dearborn Co.

(Dearborn County, IN) – The Dearborn County Sheriff’s Office says residents have recently received phone calls from a Lawrenceburg number.

The scammers claim you have been absent from a federal grand jury hearing in Dearborn County and want to know if you have a good reason for not being present.

Deputies say the scammers go on to claim there is a warrant for your arrest and they try to get money from you.

The Dearborn County Sheriff’s Office says this is not how they conduct business and would never ask you to pay money to the agency over the phone.